Society world

Jet, Dec 17, 2001

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Caption: Melodic Romance: Colin Gayle and Yvette Davis recently married at the Half Moon Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The bride, director of publicity for Interscope Geffen A&M Records, and the groom, president of Etta Francis Music/Sony ATV Music Publishing, met six years ago at Columbia Records when she was a media assistant and he was the manager of singer Kenny Lattimore. Barcelona, Spain, and Positano, Italy, were the honeymoon spots.

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Caption: Unspeakable Joy: Courtney Styles became the wife of Robert Mompoint at the Hampton University Memorial Chapel in Hampton, VA. The bride, a graduate of Hampton University, is a high school guidance counselor for Newport News Public Schools. The groom, a graduate of Hampton University and Norfolk State University, is a special education teacher for the Gloucester County Public Schools. Negril, Jamaica, is where they honeymooned. They will live in Newport News, VA.

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Caption: Blessed: Anthony E. Johnson became one with Deborah Rutledge at the Sheffield Family Life Center in Kansas City, MO. A music director and on-air radio personality for Gospel 1590 KPRT-AM in Kansas City, the bride is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. The groom, a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, is a software engineer with Sprint. The couple honeymooned on an Eastern Caribbean cruise.

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Caption: Heart And Soul: David Jabaar Brashear tied the knot with the former Romica Renee Wooster at the Emory United Methodist Church in Pittsburgh. The happy newlyweds are both graduates of Morgan State University and George Washington University. The bride is a software engineer for Commerce One. The groom is a network engineer for Digex, Inc. The loving twosome honeymooned in St. Lucia. They will live in Odenton, MD.

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Caption: Cherished Honor: Yvette E. Ray and Myron Q. Thompson wed at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Lexington, KY. They are both graduates of the University of Kentucky and Eastern Kentucky University. The bride is a secondary school counselor with the Fayette Co. Public Schools in Lexington, KY. The groom is the director of risk management for the Fayette Co. Public Schools. The couple honeymooned in Nassau, Bahamas.

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Caption: Golden Pair: William and Pinnie Ross celebrated 50 years of marriage with family and friends at a gala hosted by their three children at the Sheraton Columbia Hotel in Columbia, MD. Mrs. Ross owns and runs Pinnie's Charm Studio and is state director/executive producer of Hal Jackson's Talented Teen International Pageant. Mr. Ross, a retired educator and administrator, develops housing units for the National Urban League Development Foundation. They have three granddaughters.