UPDATE! Sharon Johnson Starr, mother of the bride, attended the 2008 Johnson Family Reunion at the Seth Johnson Elementary School on 16 August 2008. It was great to see Sha, AND she brought this lovely photo (click it for enlarged photo) of the May 17 wedding of Kari and David! The photo is of (L to R) Jean Williams Johnson and husband Orson Lucius "Pete" Johnson, Sharon "Sha" Johnson Starr, bride Karrera Irene “Kari” Starr and groom David Wilson Beck, III, Melanie Fay Johnson, and her father Wylie Pierson Johnson (Sha's Uncle Wylie and Kari's great-uncle). Thank you, Sha! What a wonderful wedding it was in Houston. If you haven't already, read below about the event and the fun time had by all in Houston!

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June 6, 2008

As reported previously, on 17 May, 2008, Karrera Irene “Kari” Starr married David Wilson Beck, III at the Church of St. John the Divine in Houston, TX. It was a wonderful occasion for celebration and an opportunity to visit among three branches of the Seth and Neva Carmichael Johnson families. Kari is the daughter of Sharon Johnson Starr and granddaughter of Luke and Shirley Roach Johnson (Uncle Luke and Aunt Shirley). Wylie Pierson Johnson (Uncle Wylie) and his daughter Melanie Fay Johnson came from Birmingham. Also coming from Birmingham were Orson Lucius “Pete” and Mary Jean Johnson. Pete is the son of David Glenn and Vaunita Oswald Johnson.

Johnson family members at Houston wedding brunch (following wedding of Kari Starr & David Beck).We have some pictures posted here of a lovely "going away" brunch hosted by Marianne & Carter Crain (friends of the family), Julia Thompson (friend of the family) and Shirley Johnson (Kari’s aunt and Sha’s twin sister) and her husband, Norm Chanin. The photo at right, taken at the brunch, is an example. Pictured, left to right, are David and Kari Beck (the groom and bride), Sharon "Sha" Starr (mother of the bride), Melanie Fay Johnson (Sha's & Shirley's 1st cousin), Pete Johnson (another 1st cousn to Sha and Shirley), and Shirley Johnson (Sha's twin sister, aunt of the bride). Click to see enlarged photo. Uncle Wylie and Melanie Fay had to return to Birmingham following the brunch, but Pete and Jean stayed on a few days to see the sights, visit the court, and enjoy the company of the extensive Johnson family making their home in Houston. Visit the photo page to read more about this wonderful weekend and the days following and to see pictures of all. We don't have pictures of the wedding yet, but we hope to have those posted soon, also. Stay tuned! Uncle Wylie, Melanie Fay, Pete and Jean wish to thank our Houston Johnson family members for their very gracious hospitality! Read all about it on the photo page!