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Congratulations, Jenny & Eric!

Mr. and Mrs. Steven Kent Howard of Prairie Village, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lynn Howard, to Eric Carl Savio, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Louis Savio of St. Louis, Missouri. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Richard Charles Jensen, Jr. of Prairie Village and the late Mr. Jensen, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Paul Leroy Howard. Jenny is a graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School. She was a Jewel Ball debutante in 2010. Jenny earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication from the University of Missouri. A member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, Jenny careers with Virtus Insurance in Leawood, Kansas. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Savio and Mr. Deane Munro of Omaha, Nebraska, and the late Mrs. Munro. Eric is a graduate of De Smet Jesuit High School in St. Louis. He earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance and banking from the University of Missouri. Eric received a master of business administration degree from Rockhurst University. A member of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity, he is employed with U.S. Bank in Kansas City, Missouri. Theirs will be an August 19th wedding at Village Presbyterian Church in Prairie Village.  

Featured in the March 18, 2023 issue of The Independent. 
Photo Credit: Jessica Roark

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