Sheryl Denise Stoeck and Peter Bartles Stranges were married Aug. 3 at the La Vista Terrace overlooking the Alamo in San Antonio. Stephanie Riceman, a friend of the couple who became a Universal Life minister for the event, officiated.
Ms. Stoeck, 42, is a librarian at Sandra Day O’Connor High School in San Antonio. She is also a founder and the planning chair of LibraryPalooza, an annual Young Adult author festival for teens in San Antonio. She received two bachelor degrees, one in English and the other in political science and both summa cum laude, from Trinity University in San Antonio, from which she also received a master’s degree in teaching. She also holds a master’s in library science from the University of North Texas.
She is the daughter of Brenda G. Stoeck and Ronald E. Stoeck of New Braunfels, Tex. The bride’s father is a retired certified public accountant in the energy industry in Houston. Her mother, also retired, was a family and consumer science and hospitality educator for the Klein Independent School District, also in Houston.
Dr. Stranges, 49, was until June the vice president for programs at Catholic Charities San Antonio, overseeing social and human services for vulnerable members of the community. He currently serves as part of San Antonio’s Interfaith Welcome Coalition, a network of faith and community organizations that supports immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees in San Antonio.
The groom graduated from Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., and received a master’s degree in French from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also holds a Ph.D. in French and immigration studies from Rice.
He is the son of Susan Bartles Stranges and Gary B. Stranges of Eden, N.Y. The groom’s mother retired as an art teacher at Fredonia Elementary School in Fredonia, N.Y. His father retired as a writer and copy editor for The Buffalo News.
The groom’s first marriage ended in divorce.
The couple met through Match.com in 2017, and had to postpone their first date for a week because of Hurricane Harvey.
