Society world

Jet, Sept 30, 2002

I Love You: Mr. and Mrs. Derek Luke were married at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in New Orleans. The bride, Ragan A. Grillier, is a graduate of Xavier University. She is an art teacher with the New Orleans Public Schools. The groom graduated from Nichols State. He is pursuing an engineering degree at the University of New Orleans. After a romance-filled honeymoon cruise, the happy couple will make their home in New Orleans.

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My All And All: Joseph Wayne Davis united in holy matrimony with January Antoinette Edward at First United Methodist Church in Houston. The bride, a manager at Foley's Department Store, is a graduate of Texas A&M University. The groom, an electricities scheduler for Dynegy Inc., is a graduate of Rice University. Sugarland, TX, is where the loving twosome will make their home. Jamaica was the honeymoon spot.

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Solemn Promise: Temeka LeShea Mitchell tied the knot with Craig Anthony Shannon at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church in West Point, MS. A graduate of Alcorn State University and Mississippi State University, the bride is an English teacher with the Tupelo Public School District. A graduate of Union University and the University of Mississippi, the groom is an elementary school principal in the Tupelo Public School District. They honeymooned in Jamaica.

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Melodic Romance: The former Regina Bess-Spruiel became the wife of Travis McGhee at the historic Larimore House in St. Louis. The bride is a graduate of Fontbonne University with a bachelor's degree in business. She is employed at MCI. The groom attended the University of Missouri at St. Louis. He is employed at JS Logistics. The newlyweds celebrated their union by honeymooning in the Bahamas. They will make their home in St. Louis.

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Eyes Only For You: Jalal-Uddin Abdullah Jamal Slade wed the former Keisha Danita Swanson at Little Gardens in Lawrenceville, GA. The happy bride attended Georgia State University. She is an accountant with Mirant Americas, Inc. The proud groom is a graduate of Georgia Tech University and Brenau University. He is a manager of an engineering team at Lucent Technologies. Lithia Springs, GA, is where the couple will live.

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Diamond Anniversary: Mr. and Mrs. W. Harry Davis commemorated 60 years of marriage with family and friends at Sophia's in Minneapolis. Mrs. Charlotte Davis retired after 20 years in retail sales at Marshall Field's. Mr. Davis, a longtime civil fights leader and the first Black to run for mayor of that city in 1972, is a retired executive from the Minneapolis Star and Tribune newspaper. He also was a manager of the U.S. Olympics boxing team in 1984. They are the parents of four, the grandparents of 13 and the great-grandparents of one.

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