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Mrs. Mary Harrison, Pittsburgh, is pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of her daughter, Shannon Kelly Harrison, to a former preschool and elementary school classmate, Michael Anthony Kempinski, son of Lester and Eileen Kempinski, Mountain Top.

The bride-to-be is the daughter of the late William Harrison II. She is the granddaughter of Gertrude Harrison, Tower City, and the late William Harrison I and the late Mary and Francis Roop, Conshohocken.

Shannon is a 2006 graduate of Crestwood High School. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 2012. She is employed as a managed-care pharmacist with Highmark.

The prospective groom is the grandson of Ruth Farrell, Mountain Top, and the late Donald Farrell and the late Sylvester and Harriet Kempinski, Mountain Top.

Michael is a 2006 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School. He earned his bachelor degrees in history and psychology from the University of Pittsburgh in 2010. Michael earned his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School in 2013. He is employed as an associate attorney with Jones Day.

The couple will exchange vows on Aug. 29, 2015, at St. Jude Church, Mountain Top, followed by an evening reception at Sand Springs Country Club, Drums. They reside in Pittsburgh with their puppy, Rosie.