I recently came upon an e-mail from Shannon dated June 02, 2009 which says:

” Hi everyone,
 
I thought I would pass along the poem I wrote for Sunir’s 30th birthday, which I recited at our BBQ party last weekend.”

Shannon

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Speaking to you as a loving wife,
I’d like to tell you about the man in my life.
In Niagara Falls in 1979,
Sunir Shah entered the family line.
In Hamilton he spent his early days,
Before moving to Deep River for life’s next phase.
He learned computer programming at age four,
He’s a smart guy; who could ask for more?
He went to Carleton for his first degree,
In math and computer science, we’d all agree.
After university, he headed to Europe,
Far from the land of maple syrup.
Fortunately for me, he then decided to go,
To do his Master’s in Toronto.
Introduced at the Madison by Sunjay Mistry,
We hit it off and the rest is history.
A wedding in the fall, sealed with a kiss,
Has been the start of marital bliss.
He’s like pecan pie, my favourite treat:
He’s warm and brown, nutty and sweet.
So join me in celebrating Sunir’s first thirty years,
Please raise your glass and all say Cheers!
Shannon