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Congratulations, Lauren & Lon!

 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Richard Lee of Baltimore, Maryland, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Lauren Joan Lee, to Alonzo Everett Lane IV, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Everett Lane III of Our Town. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hung Check Leung and the late Mr. and Mrs. Fong Wing Lee. Lauren is a graduate of Towson High School in Towson, Maryland. She earned a bachelor of science degree in economics from George Washington University. Lauren is a member of Alpha Phi sorority. She careers with 11th Hour Service. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank John Jones, Jr., and Mrs. Alonzo Everett Lane, Jr., of Inverness, Florida, and the late Mr. Lane. Lon is a graduate of Rockhurst High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Colorado. Lon is a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity. He is employed with Microsoft in Washington, D.C. Theirs will be an August 28th wedding in Cancun, Mexico.

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