Adolphus "Tol" Preston Toliver
April 9, 1931 ~ March 26, 2013
Adolphus "Tol" Toliver died on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Reston Hospital Center. He was the loving husband of Jean Toliver; son of the late Bertha (cox) and Adolphus Toliver. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and grand nieces and nephews.
He was the former MARC Branch Chief at the National Institutes of Health. In lieu of flowers, contibutions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the National Cancer Institute.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
He was the former MARC Branch Chief at the National Institutes of Health. In lieu of flowers, contibutions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the National Cancer Institute.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
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Sending my heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Jean Toliver and family. Dr. Toliver will truly be missed.
Dear Mrs. Toliver, I would like to extend my sincere condolences at the time of loss of your husband. I worked with Tol for over 12 years and had many conversations with him. Please know that if I spoke with him for any length of time, he usually mentioned you during the conversation. It is my prayer that you will find comfort in your memories of Tol at this time. May he rest in peace.
I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of someone I truly admired. Dr. Toliver remains an instrumental part of my life, my success. I remember so vividly his recruitment of me from Purdue University to NIH. Once at NIGMS, Dr. T. then pushed me to both finish my degree and pursue “better positions” in the government. Although I was only at NIGMS for a couple of years, we remained in contact. Dr. T. always had a kind word to say. Our discussions always returned to his dear, beloved wife, Mrs. Jean. Mrs. T., you are in my thoughts and prayers. Dr. T. will truly be missed.
Dear Jean, I have witnessed the successes that Tol had in inspiring and recruiting minorities to scientific careers. I especially remember an African-American who is receiving an MD and PhD from Johns Hopkins. He credits Tol with the inspiration and information to pursue this career. He will soon be on the JHU Medical faculty. That is just one story out of many. What an inspiring legacy!!
To Dr. Toliver’s family and friends: I was saddened to hear about Dr. Toliver’s passing, he will be remembered fondly by all of us who interacted with him as he helped us advance minority students into biomedical research careers. May God give you strength in this difficult moment.
Jean, My memories of Dr. Toliver are numerous and special. I went on my first site visit with him in 1994 and traveled to so many places thereafter. He taught me so much, and was instrumental in my coming to work at Texas Southern University, where I am now. I cannot imagine how much he will missed – Rest In Peace, “Tolly”.
Tol and I were colleagues back in my NIH days, and we remained friends since that time. I shall miss his wit and ready smile and his commitment to help students achieve their dreams. My heart goes out to Jean and his family for their loss of such a remarkable person.
My thoughts and prayers goes out to the Toliver family. Dr. Toliver was a first in so many ways and will be missed.
To the Toliver Family, Tol was a wonderful friend totally committed to the success of others. He was dedicated to the success of others in the biomedical sciences that otherwise may not have had the opportunity to achieve their goals. It was a pleasure to work with him since his days at Davis in many capacities and he taught me a great deal. He was a wonderful friend. Jean, he was so very special and his efforts will be long-lasting and continue in the lives of the many colleagues he touched.
Tol, You will be missed by all of us who shared your passion for our students. Rest in peace, my friend.
Seems like just yesterday we were driving to the ASM meeting in Atlantic City and feeling like grown up microbiologists. Rest in peace.
I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Toliver. He leaves an enduring legacy of providing countless opportunities for the next generation of young scientists.
I am just finding out about my aunts husband. I offer up my deepest condolences to her