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Congratulations, Laura & Adam!

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Gibbons of Prairie Village, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Dr. Laura Elizabeth Gibbons, to Dr. Adam Michael Gray, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Gray of Dallas, Texas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Gladys Lorraine Soldin Downs, the late Mr. William Harold Downs, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thomas Gibbons. Laura is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in biochemistry and classics at Washington University in St. Louis and a doctor of medicine degree from The University of Kansas. Laura completed an internal medicine-pediatrics residency at the University of Missouri. She is completing a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care at the University of Arizona. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schrenzel and Mr. William Gray of St. Louis, Missouri, and the late Mrs. Gray. Adam is a graduate of Eastlake High School in Sammamish, Washington. He received a bachelor of science degree in biology from the University of Missouri, a master of science degree in health systems management from Rush University, and a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Des Moines University Medical School. Adam is completing a residency in anesthesia at the University of Missouri. Theirs will be an October 9th wedding at Indian Hills Country Club.

Also featured in the June 12, 2021 issue of The Independent.
Photo Credit: Meredith Washburn Photography

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