Congratulations, Caroline & Wiley!
Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Page Crowther, Jr. of Prairie Village are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Caroline Berkley Crowther, to Patrick Wiley Curran, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Desmond Patrick Curran of Mission Hills. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Doolittle and the late Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Page Crowther, Sr. Caroline is a graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology from The University of Kansas. Caroline is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, and careered with the Legend Retail Group in Denver, Colorado.
Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Lynwood Chandler Smith of Prairie Village and the late Mr. Smith and the late Dr. and Mrs. Desmond Curran. Wiley is a graduate of The Pembroke Hill School. He was a Jewel Ball floor committee member and escort in 2005. Wiley earned a bachelor of science degree in finance from Miami University and a master’s degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University. He was a BOTAR escort in 2010. Wiley is a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and is employed with Curran Companies. Theirs will be an October 25th wedding at Country Club Christian Church.
Also featured in the September 20th issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Isaac Alongi
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