Mr. and Mrs. David Skyler Strange Sr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Mendel Samantha, to William Clinton DeShazo II, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lehman DeShazo and the late Diane Steiner DeShazo.
The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Hugh Coker Barton Sr. and the late Mr. Barton, both of Birmingham, and the late Mr. and Mrs. George Howell Strange Jr., also of Birmingham.
Miss Strange is a graduate of Vestavia Hills High School. She attended Auburn University, where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi fraternity. She earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood and elementary education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is employed at Cornerstone Schools of Alabama.
Mr. DeShazo is the grandson of Mrs. Lehman Alfred DeShazo Jr. and the late Lehman Alfred DeShazo Jr., the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward Charles Steiner of Birmingham and Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Marvet Hartley, also of Birmingham.
Mr. DeShazo is a graduate of Briarwood Christian School. He attended Auburn University, where he studied history and economics. He received a scholarship to swim on the Auburn University Swim Team and was also a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity. He is employed by LAH Realty.
The wedding is planned for Dec. 31.
After a honeymoon in Costa Rica, the couple will live in Birmingham with their dogs, Lucy and Cain.