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Congratulations, Caffrey & Jack!

 

Beverly Davis Brooks of Mission Hills and Mr. Robert Alan Brooks III of Mission Hills are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Caffrey Keltner Brooks, to Jack Austin Dudenhoeffer, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Joseph Dudenhoeffer of Our Town. Caffrey is the granddaughter of Mrs. Frank Hampton Davis, Jr. of Lafayette, Louisiana, and the late Dr. Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alan Brooks, Jr. of Prairie Village. Caffrey is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. She earned a bachelor of science degree in child development and a master of science in nursing degree from Vanderbilt University. Caffrey was a Jewel Ball debutante in 2011. She is a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and careers with University Physician Associates at Truman Medical Centers. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Andrew Austin of Our Town and Mrs. August William Dudenhoeffer of St. Louis, Missouri, and the late Mr. Dudenhoeffer. Jack is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in agricultural economics from the University of Missouri and is currently working toward a master of business administration degree at Rockhurst University. Jack was a member of The Jewel Ball floor committee in 2010. He is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and is employed with Austin Hardware and Supply. Theirs will be a May 21st wedding at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Catholic Church.

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Also featured in the April 2, 2016 issue 
Photo Credit: David Riffel 

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