Congratulations, Trillion & Gregory!
Mr. and Mrs. Sandford Koufax of Vero Beach, Florida, and Mr. John Clem Clarke of New York, New York, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Trillion Clarke, to Gregory Wright Layne II, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Spriggs of Mesa, Arizona, and Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Layne I of Mesa, Arizona. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. George Franklin Purucker of Prairie Village and the late Mr. Purucker and the late Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Clarke. Trillion is a graduate of Riverdale Country School in Bronx, New York. She earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in painting from Arizona State University and careers as a portrait artist.
Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Thomas Grissom of Rapid City, South Dakota, and the late Mr. Grissom and Mrs. Otis Layne of Mesa, Arizona, and the late Mr. Layne. Greg attended the University of Arizona and is employed by Moreen Construction in New York, New York. Theirs will be an August 17th wedding at Ramscale Studios in New York, New York.
Also featured in the May 4th issue of The Independent
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