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Wedding Brightens Gloom at Storm Shelter

By David Schaper

Published September 4, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

Joe Kirsh and Trenise Williams, the bride and groom.

The wedding took place at the Mississippi Coliseum, with fellow evacuees on hand and belongings of hurricane survivors in the background.

David Schaper

David Schaper is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk, based in Chicago, primarily covering transportation and infrastructure, as well as breaking news in Chicago and the Midwest.

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