Ms. Lynn Brown Lamere and Mr. Matthew C. Lamere announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachael Ann, to Dr. Joshua Kain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kain of Dallas, Texas.

Raeann is the granddaughter of Mr. Sammy Brown of Andalusia, and the late Bobbie Brown, and Mrs. Patricia Lamere of Atlanta, Ga., and the late Robert P. Lamere.

The bride elect is a 2009 graduate of Houston Academy. She graduated magna cum laude from Birmingham Southern College in 2013, earning a bachelor of arts degree in biology. She was a member of Chi Omega, the tennis team, and Phi Beta Kappa. In 2016, she graduated from The University of Alabama Birmingham with a master of science in surgical physician assistant studies. She currently works in the cardiothoracic surgical department at UAB Hospital.

The groom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Barbara Kain of Dallas, Texas, and the late Mr. Patrick Kain, and Mr. and Mrs. Martin Gertson of Plano, Texas.

Dr. Kain is a 2007 graduate of Trinity Christian Academy. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 2011 with a bachelor of science degree in biomedical sciences. In 2015, he received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He is currently in the third year of his five year Ear, Nose, and Throat surgical residency at UAB Hospital.

The wedding is planned for 5 in the evening on Sat., March 24, 2018, at Redeemer Community Church in Birmingham.