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Congratulations, Hadley & Michael!

Mrs. William Appleton Burnham, Jr., of Duxbury, Massachusetts, is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Hadley Winslow Burnham, to Michael Lewis Reintjes, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert James Reintjes, Jr., of Mission Hills, Kansas. The bride-to-be is also the daughter of the late Mr. William Appleton Burnham, Jr. Hadley is the granddaughter of Mr. William Henry Wheeler, Jr., of Duxbury, and the late Mrs. Wheeler, and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Appleton Burnham, Sr. She is a graduate of Duxbury High School. Hadley earned a bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Washington College. A member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority, she is self-employed in Mission Hills, Kansas.

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Robert James Reintjes, Sr., of Mission Hills, Kansas, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Gifford Alley, Sr. Michael is a graduate of Rockhurst High School. He was a member of the Jewel Ball floor committee as well as an escort in 2010. Michael earned a bachelor of arts degree in corporate communications from Elizabethtown College. He is employed with ERT in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The couple is planning a late fall wedding at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Redemptorist Catholic Church in Kansas City, Missouri.

Also featured in the September 18, 2021 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Heather Brulez

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