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Congratulations, Amelia & Paul!

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harold Wenzel II of Mission Hills are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amelia Elizabeth Wenzel, to Paul Joseph Reintjes, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert James Reintjes, Jr. of Mission Hills. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Raymond H. Johnson, Jr. of Westwood and the late Mr. Johnson and the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harold Wenzel. Amelia is a graduate of Bishop Miege High School and was presented at the Junior League of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties Community Ball and Cotillion in 2006. She earned a bachelor of science degree in broadcast journalism from Texas Christian University. Amelia is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and is careering with Global Prairie in Fort Worth, Texas. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gifford Alley, Sr. of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert James Reintjes, Sr. of Mission Hills. Paul is a graduate of Rockhurst High School. He was a Jewel Ball floor committee member in 2008. Paul earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Hobart College and is employed with Brush Creek Partners in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a BOTAR escort in 2011. Theirs will be an April 25th wedding at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Catholic Church. 

Also featured in the November 15th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: David Riffel

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