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Congratulations, Emily & Brandon!

Doctors Kelley and Douglas Thompson of Mission Hills, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Emily Nicole Thompson, to Dr. Brandon Ray Bachar, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Bachar of Olathe, Kansas. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Donna Romans of Kansas City, Missouri, the late Mr. Glen Romans, and Mrs. Don Thompson of Leawood, Kansas, and the late Dr. Thompson. Emily is a graduate of The Barstow School. She earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from The Ohio State University and a juris doctorate from The University of Kansas. Emily is a BOTAR, class of 2018. A member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, she is employed with UMB Bank in Kansas City, Missouri.  

   Her groom-elect is the grandson of Shoulian Wu and Mr. Steve Xu of Olathe, Kansas, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bachar. Brandon is a graduate of The Barstow School. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and biology from Case Western Reserve University. Brandon received his doctor of dental medicine degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He is employed with Legends Dental Group in Kansas City, Kansas. Theirs will be an October 29th wedding at Top of the Rock Chapel at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri.   

Featured in the July 9, 2022 issue of The Independent.
Photo Credit: Gambles Photography

 

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