Engagement
Maria Backes & Michael Cosgrove
November 1, 2017
Tim and Karen Backes, Jefferson City, announce the engagement of their daughter, Maria Backes, Elizabethtown, Ky., to Michael Cosgrove, Clarksville, Tenn., son of Barbara Stack and Martin Cosgrove, Yonkers, N.Y. A November wedding is planned at Immaculate Conception Church, Clarksville, Tenn. The bride-to-be is a 2011 graduate of Helias Catholic High School, Jefferson City; a 2015 graduate of Truman State University with a B.S. in Athletic Training; and a 2017 graduate of Western Kentucky University with a M.S. in Recreation and Sport Administration. She is a Certified Athletic Trainer with Hardin Memorial Hospital. The groom-to-be is a 2011 graduate of Sacred Heart High School, Yonkers, N.Y., and a 2015 graduate of The Citadel with a B.A. in Political Science. He is a First Lieutenant with the U.S. Army.