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Congratulations, Alexandra & Yann!

Mrs. B. B. Andersen of Our Town is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Alexandra Patricia Andersen, to Yann Benjamin Coquoz, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Coquoz of Nassau, the Bahamas. The bride-to-be is also the daughter of the late Mr. B. B. Andersen. Alex is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph Shortall, Jr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Andersen. She is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. Alex earned a bachelor of science degree in economics from Southern Methodist University and a master’s degree in finance from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. She is pursuing post baccalaureate pre-medical studies in Chicago, Illinois.

Her groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ivo Uncovsky and the late Mr. and Mrs. Albert Coquoz. Yann is a graduate of Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut. He earned a bachelor of science degree in economics from Southern Methodist University and a master’s degree in finance from IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. Yann is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and is employed with the Jordan Family Office in Chicago. Theirs will be an April 25th wedding at the Lyford Cay Club in Nassau.

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Also featured in the March 7, 2015 issue of The Independent 
Photo Credit: Isaac Alongi

 

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