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Congratulations, Hadley & Nicholas!

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Alan Kombrink of Mission Hills are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Hadley McGuire Kombrink, to Nicholas Adam Grimm, the son of Rosemary Sarah Grimm of St. Louis, Missouri. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Hoover McGuire of Our Town, the late Jaye Eddie McGuire and Mrs. Wendell Charles Kombrink of Prairie Village and the late Mr. Kombrink. Hadley is a graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in English and sociology from The University of Kansas and a master of public administration degree from Saint Louis University. Hadley was a Jewel Ball debutante in 2007. She careers with Mercy Technology Services in Sunset Hills, Missouri. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Pete Weiss. Nicholas is a graduate of Webster Groves High School in Webster Groves, Missouri. He earned a bachelor of science degree in computer science/information systems and a master of science degree in organizational informatics from Saint Louis University. Nicholas is employed with The Boeing Company in Hazelwood, Missouri. Theirs will be an August 6th wedding at the Hilton St. Louis Frontenac.

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