Judith L. Bianco

Judith L Bianco (49) was born in Painesville, Ohio on October 12, 1966 to Madaline and Luther "Tex" Black. Her childhood home was in Madison, Ohio.  She was the youngest of four children. Her siblings  are, in order, Don Black (deceased), Jan Branford of Geneva, Ohio, and Dave Black of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Her mother also resides in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio and her father preceded her in death in 1977.Judi attended Mentor Christian School in Mentor, Ohio graduating in 1984 as valedictorian of her class.  She then went on to Cedarville College in Cedarville, Ohio graduating in 1988 with a Bachelors degree in English Education.  She also was working on her Master's degree in School Administration from Regent University of Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Judi was married to William Bianco 31 years ago on June 14, 1985 in Madison, Ohio.  She and her husband resided in Bowie, Maryland at the time of her passing. She is survived also by two adult sons:  Nicholas of Hunt Valley, Maryland and Noah also of Bowie. Judi and Bill resided in Cedarville, Ohio while attending college, Warren and Lordstown, Ohio where Judi was a High School English Teacher at Warren Christian School.  The family then moved to Bowie where Judi was part of the staff of Grace Christian School beginning as a part time Bible teacher, then Junior High English teacher, Vice principal and then ultimately becoming the Principal of the school for the last six years.Judi was a devout Christian woman who loved the Lord.  She received Christ as her Savior at age 4 and was raised in a Christian home. At Leavittsburg Baptist Church in Warren, Ohio, she served the Lord as  the wife of the Pastor and many other church positions including Awana Leader, Choir Director, church soloist, President of the Bethany Fellowship  Women's Ministry  and most importantly  Godly mom to Nic and Noah.  In 2004 Judi and Bill moved to Bowie to begin their ministry together as Awana Missionaries in Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia where she served until her death.Judi enjoyed life with her family and friends. Her sense of humor was contagious.  She loved spending as much time as she could at  various beaches on the Atlantic coast and Chesapeake Bay. She was also a prolific reader, starting as a young child until the end of her life; and when relaxing at home she was always accompanied by the family cat or two.In lieu of individual flowers, the family has asked that memorial donations be made to either Grace  Christian School in Bowie where Judi served as Principal or to Bill's Awana Ministry account #297 at www.awana.org.