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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: SUNDAY, December 26, 1993                   TAG: 9312230315
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 6   EDITION: METRO 
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HATFIELD-LOPEZ-ABADIA

Margarita Lopez-Abadia and Gary Michael Hatfield were married December 23, 1993 by Rev. April Hall, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Waterloo, South Carolina. The reception was held at the home of Marsha & Buck Elwell, the groom's sister and brother-in-law. The matron of honor was Mari Lopez-Abadia, sister of the bride. The flowergirl was Margarita Rojas, the bride's daughter. The best man was Rick Thomas. The ringbearer was Patrick Elwell. The bride wore a long classic gown made from imported French silk designed especially for the bride by the Venezuelan designer "Jordi". She carried a single exotic lily. The bride is a daughter of the late Joaquin Lopez-Abadia and Judith Bravo deLopez-Abadia of Venezuela, S.A. The bridegroom is a son of Arnold and Charlene Hatfield of Roanoke. The newlyweds will live in Caracas, Venezuela after the wedding trip to Miami, Florida. 


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