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Crib Note – Charlotte Brooke Patton

Charlotte Brooke Patton delighted her parents with her arrival on April 3rd, weighing eight pounds, and measuring 19 inches in length. Charlotte, with her brown hair and brown eyes, is a beautiful first child for Anna Price Patton and Parker Patton of Westwood, Kansas. Charlotte’s thrilled grandparents are Carolyn Price, Dr. Richard Price, Vicki Patton, and Greg Patton. The newest addition to the family shares her middle name with her mother; and her maternal grandfather and great-grandfather’s middle names are also Brooke. Incidentally, Charlotte was born almost exactly 102 years after her great-grandmother, Henrietta Jemelka, who lives in Houston, Texas. 

Featured in the December 16, 2023 issue of The Independent.
Photo Credit:  Mary Stuckey Photography

Ann Slegman

Ann Slegman has thoroughly enjoyed her various positions at The Independent since she started in 2006. She has been the managing editor and editor and is now a contributing writer for the magazine. She and her husband, Tom, are parents of two adult children who live in Brooklyn, David and Kate. Ann enjoys reading, traveling, playing tennis, bridge and Mahjong, watching Netflix shows, and walking her Havanese dog, Morris. She has written a novel, Return to Sender, and a collection of poems, Conversation.

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