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Congratulations, Heather & John!

Mr. and Mrs. William Frank Parrish of Venice, Florida, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Nicole Parrish, to John Patrick Jandl, the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Paul Jandl of Prairie Village, Kansas. The bride-to-be is a graduate of Venice High School. Heather earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Florida International University. She is employed with Stetts Model Management in New York, New York.

Her groom-elect is a graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School. John earned a bachelor of science degree in finance from DePaul University. He was a Jewel Ball escort in 2008. John is employed with Goldman Sachs in New York, New York. Theirs will be an April 23rd wedding at the Akiin Beach Club in Tulum, Mexico.

Read more in the January 8, 2022 issue of The Independent

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