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Congratulations, Julie & Griffin!

Mr. and Mrs. William John Aliber of Mission Hills, Kansas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Julian Carr Aliber, to Peter Griffin Dolle, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Lodge Dolle III of Cincinnati, Ohio. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Patton Kline of Mission Hills and Mrs. James Amos Aliber of Birmingham, Michigan, and the late Mr. Aliber. Julie is a graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School. She earned a bachelor of science degree magna cum laude from the John V. Roach Honors College at Texas Christian University and a doctorate of physical therapy degree from Northwestern University. Julie was a Jewel Ball debutante in 2012. A member of Chi Omega sorority, she is employed as a research physical therapist with the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab in Chicago, Illinois. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paul O’Toole of Chicago and the late Mr. and Mrs. William Lodge Dolle, Jr. Griffin is a graduate of Saint Xavier High School in Cincinnati. He received a bachelor of arts degree from DePauw University. A member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, Griffin is employed as a brand partnership accounts manager with TikTok. Theirs will be an October 15th wedding at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Featured in the July 9, 2022 issue of The Independent.
Photo credit: John Cain Photography

 

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