District 35-D includes the following counties: Brevard, Broward (North from the Dania Cut-Off Canal and the South New River Canal), Indian River, Martin, Palm Beach, St Lucie and the Bahama Islands.

Roger N. Messer, Esq.

Elected to the position of District Governor at the Multiple District Convention in May 2007, Lion Roger N. Messer is a member of the St. Lucie West Lions Club.

District Governor Messer is a native Floridian born in Panama City and he became a Lion in 1979 as a member of the Fort Pierce Lions Club.

Lion Messer served in many of the club offices and as a 100% President of the Fort Pierce Lions Club in 1984-1985.

Vice District Governor Messer has served as the General Legal Council (pro-bono) for the Florida Lions Foundation for the Blind since 1983 and was a 100% Drive Director for the Foundation in 1995-1997.  Lion Roger led a successful Lions Foundation Legislative lobbying effort to restore funding for the Eye Medical Program in 2004.

Lion Roger transferred his membership and was the Charter President of the St. Lucie West Lions Club for which he received an Extension Award.

Professionally, Lion Roger is a Lawyer having received his BA from Florida State University in Government and his Juris Doctor From Stetson University.  Lion Messer served as Legislative Research Assistant, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, The Pentagon, 1972-1974.  He is the Senior partner of Messer & Messer Law firm and received Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award for the 19th Judicial Circuit in 1991.

District Governor Messer is a Melvin Jones Fellow and a Grand Lion of the Florida Lions Foundation and has received two International Presidents Certificates of Appreciation.

Lion Roger and his wife Lion Betsey, also a native Floridian, have two children, daughter Johanna and his law partner son Steven  and reside in Port St. Lucie.

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