Michael John Bidus

September 19, 1945 – March 14, 2023

Michael John Bidus was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, to Stanley Bidus and Julia Gondek on Sept. 19, 1945, and passed away on March 14, 2023, at the age of 77 years. The majority of his growing up years were spent in Downers Grove, Illinois, and upon graduation from Georgetown University in Washington DC, he married his hometown girlfriend Carol Stromberg and began a 22-year career as an Air Force Intelligence Officer.

Mike, Carol and their children had military assignments in San Angelo and San Antonio, Texas; Ft. Meade, Maryland; Hof and Berlin, Germany; RAF Chicksands, England; and Redlands, California. During overseas assignments, the family enjoyed traveling throughout Europe and Great Britain.