Arthur Cola

Arthur Cola was born in Chicago in the "Little Italy" neighborhood of the near west side. His family moved to Oak Park, IL where he attended Oak Park-River Forest High School. While attending Loyola University, Chicago, he met his future wife Donna Shields. Together they have five adult children and seven grandchildren. He, his wife and family now live in Wisconsin. He has been an educator for 35 years. During that time he served as a teacher of history and as a school Principal. He received...See more

Arthur Cola was born in Chicago in the "Little Italy" neighborhood of the near west side. His family moved to Oak Park, IL where he attended Oak Park-River Forest High School. While attending Loyola University, Chicago, he met his future wife Donna Shields. Together they have five adult children and seven grandchildren. He, his wife and family now live in Wisconsin. He has been an educator for 35 years. During that time he served as a teacher of history and as a school Principal. He received his Master's Degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and post graduate work at the University of St. Mary of the Lake and Loyola University, Rome His research for his novels has brought him to Italy, Ireland, England and Wales and throughout the United States. He had written ten novels in the genre of Fantasy, Supernatural Thrillers and Historical Fiction as well as his De Cenza Murder Mysteries Series. See less