Meet Toni Roger, our church Office Manager since August 15, 2022. Toni was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Anthony and Camille Lamia.  She has four (4) brothers, who she is very close to, and all live in the metro area. Toni started working in the clerical field in her high school year in the COE program (Cooperative Office Education), going to school in the morning and working in the afternoon in downtown New Orleans for a paleontologist/geologist.  After graduating from high school, she was employed by McDermott International.  In 1968 at the age of 18, she met the love of her life, Al Roger, and they were married on October 18, 1969.  They remained married until the death of her husband on November 17, 2021.  Toni and Al adopted a one-week-old baby girl they named Kim in 1973.  Kim was the light of their life.  After marrying at the age of 19, she made her parents grandparents of two beautiful girls. Throughout her adult life, Toni continued her employment in the secretarial field, working for various companies.  In 1999, she found employment with her home church, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Covington, Louisiana.  Toni worked there as office administrator for 18 years until her retirement in 2017.  Toni’s husband was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2013, and had chemotherapy with cancer free results in months.  In 2018, Al was diagnosed for a second time with a more progressive type of lymphoma.  He had to have chemotherapy and radiation, and never fully recovered from this second cancer. After Toni’s husband passed away in 2021, she felt the need to find employment again on a part-time basis.  The opportunity (with God’s guidance) led her to Lamb of God Lutheran Church in Slidell, Louisiana, in August of 2022. Having met the wonderful Pastor, his wife, and so many loving people here at LoG, Toni now feels part of this church family and is a new member as of December 2022. informative to keep visitors engaged.