| About
her family . . . |
Della has been
married to her high school sweetheart
(Jerry) for 32 years. They have
two daughters, Kristen and Tracey,
who both attend college in the
local area.
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| What
she loves. . . |
- She loves a good
laugh and many times you can walk
into to the office to the sound
of that laughter.
- She has a compassion
for her work and her ministry and
enjoys the “Arts & Crafts” time
that she spends in creating the Power
Point and Media Shout presentations
for the staff.
- She is always actively
recruiting people to help in the
office or other ministries and willing
offers her expertise at any project she
is assigned by senior staff.
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| What
are her dreams . . . |
Della is attending
Zane State College and aspires
to become an IT professional. She
is majoring in Software Development
with a Second major in Networking/
Cisco Routers. She hopes to eventually
develop bible based games for the
newest gaming systems with a goal
to see more children learning about
our Lord (even if they don’t
know they are).
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| What
is her work experience . . . |
Della was
raised in Akron, OH. She graduated
from Ellet High School in 1975
and attended Barberton School of
Commerce, for data processing.
She traveled with Jerry as he made
his military tour of duty with
the Air Force and gave birth to
their oldest daughter in 1983. She
cared for her mother till her mothers
passing in 1989 and gave birth
to her daughter Tracey that same
year. In 1997, Della went
from full time mom to full time
worker/mom, when Jerry became permanently
disabled. She has worked as an
Apprentice Optician, and Administrative
Assistant in the last ten years.
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| What
are her gifts and talents . . . |
She has a knack
for finding her way around computer
glitches. The Prayer Chain is a
great asset to the ministry and
she is glad to be a part of it. Her
job as Communications Secretary
at NTCoC is a asset to that ministry,
giving her hands access to the
requests and devices she needs
to get the word out. She enjoys
answering the phones and guiding
to callers in the appropriate direction
for help. On any given day she
can be found at her desk in the
front office, and is on 24 hour
call for the Prayer Chain.
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| What
are her hobbies . . . |
When she finds
time in her busy schedule she like
to “tweak” her family
web site and make it more interesting
for its members, who are all over
the country. She enjoys a
good game of Scrabble and helping
her husband with his computer hobby.
And of course don’t forget
shopping with her girls.
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| How
she ended up here . . . |
Della was baptized
and joined the Salineville Church
of Christ in 1984. While a member
there, she helped with the Children’s
programs and went with Jerry when
he did home visitations as a deacon
of that congregation. Della & Jerry transferred
to NTCoC in 1998 after an invitation
to come and “check it out” from
Don and Mary Janicki.
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