Jerry and Helen Chapell of Byron, New York, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kara Heist, to Alan Bruns, son of longtime Pacific Palisades residents Bill and Pam Bruns. Alan and Kara met in Seattle, where they currently work at Kellogg Middle School. Kara teaches special education and coaches track and field, while Alan teaches social studies and English and coaches volleyball. He’s also the varsity baseball coach at Shorecrest High School. Born and raised in Byron, Kara attended the State University of New York at Fredonia prior to earning a master’s degree in special education teaching at Buffalo State. She moved to Seattle in 2004 after teaching for a year in the San Diego area. Alan grew up in Pacific Palisades and graduated from PaliHi in 1991. He moved to Seattle, where he earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Washington and a master’s in teaching at Seattle University. Kara and Alan will officially tie the knot in Seattle on October 24 along the shores of Lake Washington. They will honeymoon in Fiji.
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