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Congratulations, Janney and Joshua!


janney klinePhoto Credit: Kristin Spencer

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Patton Kline, Jr., of Fairway are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Janney Schaeffer Kline, to Joshua Quinn Polsinelli, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Alexander Polsinelli of Our Town. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Frank Truan Gray of Baltimore, Maryland, and the late Mr. James Shand III and Mr. L. Patton Kline of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, and the late Mrs. Kline. Janney is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from St. Lawrence University. Janney was a Jewel Ball debutante in 2003 and is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She is careering as a marketing communications manager for PURE Insurance. Her groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott Triplett and the late Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Polsinelli. Josh is a graduate of Rockhurst High School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Colgate University. Josh was a Jewel Ball escort in 2001 and is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity. He is a C.F.A. charterholder and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in business administration from the Haas Business School at the University of California, Berkeley. Theirs will be an October 6th wedding in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

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