The HUNG-arian hitches up!
SEAL BEACH – No Rose Bowl security guards were needed! And Elvis even showed up!
It’s all about “Amore for Gabor-e!”
Gabor Fabian, the Long Rider pledge class legend, married the lovely former Miss Lilia Leon, on Aug. 16. The two live in Redondo Beach. Gabor is an accountant supervisor at Macerich in Santa Monica, and Lilia teaches the young children of her school to get up in time for Dolphins and Bruin football by 8:00 a.m. to catch those East Coast kickoffs!
The honeymoon will be at The Sharks Cove Sports Bar in Hermosa-on-the-Strand.
Gabor and Lilia were married at American Martyrs Church in Manhattan-by-the-Sea, with Fr. John Barry presiding. Fr. Barry prepped at Holy Family Church in South Pasadena in the 1980s, where he “supervised” a young Tim O’Hara as an altar boy at those early 7:00 a.m. masses. Gabor was fully clothed in a fancy tux, be it noted!
The reception began with an Elvis impersonator, looking like Bill Kealey with sideburns, crooning some tune, followed by a medley of Howard Jones tunes from the DJ, Queen-fearing Brit. Naturally, the Upsilon bro’s could be found hogging drinks at the bar.
A wide spectrums of eras were represented. Omar Vallejo and Dave Canty represented the younger generation. Dave just got a gig as a public defender in Palm Desert – he asks you to please come visit! He expect many meth lab explosion defenses. Bruce MacDonald (with socks) survived a 4:00 a.m. last call the previous night to duck into the church just in time. However, the Good clan showed up as Lilia waltzed down the aisle – Scott, Chris and Eric and the parents. Chris is slowly returning to “playing shape” after bulking up during his first years of groomhood.
The best man, John Clark, was the only toastmaster who avoided crying. Sad to say, he has turned in his motorcycle and leather chaps for a Hyundai.
Melissa Romero, Gabor’s former roommate and sister of Upsilon uberbrother Dan Romero, fresh from a world concert tour that took her to Italia, graced the crowd with a rendition of “Ave Maria” at the church, before busting into “Like a Virgin” at the reception. Melissa was especially happy during the lyrics that mentioned “Mater Dei” (our Mother of God), and also the name of her high school alma mater.
At Mass, former sage Jeff Brown, Bruce’s roommate in Hermosa Beach, delivered a clutch, primetime Prayers of the Faithful.
Sean Topp, displaying his Los Al pipes, attended with his new fiancée, the lovely Miss April Phillips. Also attending were Rich Heinrich, Todd Jefferson, Brian Goldman, Abel Somilleda, Derrick Hindery and Jay Ross.