Society world

Jet, July 14, 2003

* Starting Anew:. Dr. Raheem Beyah and Kali Wilson began life together as husband and wife in ceremonies at the Twin Towers in Atlanta. The bride, a graduate of Florida A&M University and Vanderbilt University Law School, is an attorney at Powell, Goldstein, Frazer and Murphy. The groom, a graduate of North Carolina A&T University and the Georgia Institute of Technology, is on faculty at the Institute and a computer network consultant. The U.S. Virgin Islands was the honeymoon spot.

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* Absolute Bliss: Michele Louise Washington recently pledged her eternal love and devotion to Athum Laneski Hand during an enchanted wedding ceremony held at the Sandals Beach Resort & Spa in Negril, Jamaica. The blushing bride attended the University of Kentucky. The happy newlyweds are both employed as fabrication technicians at the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation. The Hands will make their home in Warner Robins, GA.

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* This Is True Love: Michael Gales joyously joined in holy matrimony with Nicole Nichelle Nash at the Union Baptist Church in Springfield, IL. The bride is a graduate of Illinois State University and a first-grade teacher. She is pursuing a master's degree in education administration. The bridegroom is a graduate of Robert Morris College. He is a draftsman. They honeymooned in Cancun and will reside in Springfield.

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* United In Devotion: Vincent C. Byrd Jr. joined as one with Dana Crampton at the Marriott Frenchman's Reef Resort in St. Thomas, the U.S. Virgin Islands. A graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Miami University, the bride is a compensation and training manager for Federated Dept. Stores corporate operations. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati, the groom is a technology consultant for Accenture. They will live in Cincinnati.

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* Nothing Sweeter: Erhabor Onaiwu Ighodaro tied the knot with Shannan Hanna at the Coco Plum Women's Club in Coral Gables, FL. The bride, a graduate of Florida Memorial College and Nova Southeastern University, is an accounting coordinator. The groom, a graduate of Florida Memorial College and Saint Thomas University, is employed in the Miami Dade School System. The couple honeymooned in Brazil and will reside in Miami.

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* 'I Do' Means Forever:. The Rev. and Mrs. John Williams of Elyria, OH, recently celebrated 50 years of blissful marriage during a surprise gathering with family and friends in Wickliffe, OH. Mrs. Willie Mae Williams serves as a missionary. Rev. Williams is a minister at International Community Baptist Church in Lorraine, OH. The Williamses are the parents of 7 and the grandparents of 10.

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