The AC Phoenix
January 2004
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Dr, Marta Dark
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Dwayne McNeese
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Dr. Marta Dark and Dwayne McNeese exchanged wedding vows in
July of 2003, in the historic Metropolitan AME Church of Washington,
DC. The bride’s parents, Arthur and Linda Scales Dark, are natives of
Winston-Salem. Bishop William P. DeVeaux, Presiding Prelate of the
16th Episcopal District (Caribbean District) officiated over the
traditional marriage ceremony, which ended with “jumiping the
broom.”
The bride, formerly of Beltsville, Maryland, was previously featured
in JET Magazine’s education section (1999), upon receiving her doc
torate in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology In
Cambridge, Mass. She is currently teaching at Spelman College. The
groom, a native of East St. Louis, III., and a graduate of Jackson State
University In Jackson, MS, Is a Senior Account Executive for the
Federal Express Corporation.
Local relatives attending the DC ceremony included the Robert
Scales Family, Ronald and Pamela Grace, Mrs. Delrio Wright and
Family, the Bobby Garrett’s, the Roy Bell Family of Reidsville,
Augustus Dark, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Sherrod and, the Darryl Bauman’s
of Laurel, MD. Ms. McKaila Faison, age 3, preceded the bride as the
flower girl (granddaughter of Mr. Sumler). Jason Williamson was the
ring bearer while K.J. Sherrod was the bell-ringer to officially open the
reception.
Ms. Wilma Sumler of Adelphia, MD, sister of
the publisher, Andre M. and Jermain Sumler-Faison
were also in attendance.
The groom’s parents are Mrs. Evelyn McNeese
of E. St. Louis, and Cleveland McNeese of
Swansea, Illinois. Many of the groom’s friendsr
and relatives traveled from the Midwest
to share In the occasion
The happy couple made their
residence in Atlanta, after a
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Caribbean cruise.
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