Al and Judi Bidwick wear their formal U.S. Coast Guard uniforms that bear many medals and ribbons of achievement. Judi Bidwick holds the Cmdr. Daniel Maxim Award for Excellence in Education that she earned in 2019.
Judi Bidwick, a U.S.C.G. Auxiliary watchstander, checks in by radio to start monitoring on-the-water boat training at the Venice USCG Auxiliary Station at 1200 Harbor Drive South in Venice.
Al and Judi Bidwick wear their formal U.S. Coast Guard uniforms that bear many medals and ribbons of achievement. Judi Bidwick holds the Cmdr. Daniel Maxim Award for Excellence in Education that she earned in 2019.
PHOTOS BY AUDREY BLACKWELL
VENICE — If you could sit down with Judi and Al Bidwick and talk to them about their lives — as individuals and as a couple — you would realize just how many lives they have affected, first as school teachers and school principals, then as decorated instructors on boat and water safety.
Al Bidwick, a U.S.C.G. Auxiliary member, is set to conduct training aboard the first of two boats harbored at the Marine Max marina, April 21.
PHOTO BY AUDREY BLACKWELL
Recently celebrating 25 years as members of Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 86 in Venice, their mission is safety on any body of water — whether by teaching maritime practices or giving boat inspections.
Judi Bidwick, a U.S.C.G. Auxiliary watchstander, checks in by radio to start monitoring on-the-water boat training at the Venice USCG Auxiliary Station at 1200 Harbor Drive South in Venice.
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