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Store Hours:
Monday 2:30 - 7:00
Wed. 2:30 - 7:00
Friday 12:00 - 7:00
Saturday 10:00-4:00

* Other Hours by
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John VanDerVoorn
John is a PADI Staff instructor and Master Instructor. He began diving in 1966, received his PADI instructor certification in 1974, and started Aqua Diving School in 1975. John teaches numerous specialties. He is an Emergency First Responder Instructor. He was a Red Cross WSI instructor. John is former chemistry professor at Illinois Central College and now teaches the scuba classes offered by ICC, as well as offering the class for Bradley students and faculty through their IM program. John has taught more people to scuba dive than anyone in the area. John has traveled throughout the Caribbean and the Pacific for over 30 years. He is a certified travel expert for the Far Pacific including Bali, Truk, Palau, Fiji, New Guinea, and Australia. John loves to guide trips to these exotic locations. 
 
Lauri VanDerVoorn
PADI Instructor since 1983. John's wife and favorite dive buddy
 
Amy VanDerVoorn
John's daughter, store employee. Soon to be divemaster and John's other favorite dive buddy
 
Suzanne Roth
John's daughter, store employee, divemaster, and bookkeeper
 
Ed McKenzie
PADI Master instructor. Has certified over 100 divers in less than 2 years. Specialties: Dry Suit, Nitrox, Wreck.
 
Ben Pitzer
Assistant Instructor, repair technician (6 years) and store employee. Aqualung Master Technician.
 

Fred Leuallen
Instructor.  Fred is our newest instructor.  He has been diving with us for eight years. 

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Bob Harkless
Store employee, divemaster, repair technician for 2 years.

Mark Matthews

PADI Assistant Instructor who leads most of our Florida trips.  Mark has commercial dive experience and is very familiar with the wrecks near Key Largo.

Louise Bassett
Instructor and bookkeeper.

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Rick Farmer
PADI Assistant Instructor and repair technician emeritus. Rick has 20 years of repair experience and is available for consultation and repair instruction.
 
Bill Jones
Instructor Emeritus and Admiral.
 
Assistant instructors in training: Ed Mann, Brett Vonderheite, Mick Veloza
Aqua Diving School
138A North Detroit
Morton, IL 61550
Phone: (309) 263-0045 Fax: (309) 263-7995
Email: aquadive@mtco.com