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Congratulations, Jenny & Tommy!

Mr. and Mrs. George Joseph McLiney III of Our Town are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Paumalu McLiney, to Thomas Oliver Keenan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew David Keenan of Leawood. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. Harald Maximilian Peter of Munich, Germany, the late Harriett Dale Hanson and Mr. and Mrs. George Joseph McLiney, Jr. of Our Town. Jenny is a graduate of St. Teresa’s Academy. She earned a bachelor of science degree in business from The University of Kansas. Jenny is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and careers with Lockton Companies in Dallas, Texas.

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Elizabeth Lenore Hickman of Prairie Village, the late Mr. Walter Eldon Hickman, Mr. Larry Edwin Keenan of Great Bend, Kansas, and the late Ramona Jean Keenan. Tommy is a graduate of Rockhurst High School. He earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting and finance and a master’s of accounting degree from The University of Kansas. Tommy is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and is employed with KPMG in Dallas. Theirs will be an April 22nd wedding at Basilica Shrine of Saint Mary in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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Also featured in the January 7, 2017 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Laura Fitzgibbons Photography

 

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