In Remembrance of Brandon Lee Shaw
This is a video my friends and I did for the memorial service of our dear friend, Brandon Lee Shaw
November 17, 1986- November 26, 2006
He will always be remembered, he had a wonderful heart, and made an impact on many people. A leader, and an inspiration touching us all, and it his heart and life will continue on through us.
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Brandon Shaw's. Morse High Class President Quote:
"Thank you, all of you, in the class of 205 for living with me at some point in my life and adding some spice."
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This is part of the article from the Maine Campus:
Brandon Shaw, a University of Maine biology and pre-med student, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Sunday, Nov. 26. The official cause of death has been ruled as a brain aneurysm, which occurred sometime Sunday evening. Shaw died at his residence in Houlton, Maine. He was born in Manchester, Connecticut. He is survived by his parents, Max L. Shaw and Brenda Martin, his two brothers Bruce and Danny Shaw, and sisters Sandy Shaw and Marsha Libby.
"He was possibly the happiest kid I know," said friend Joshua King, a second-year music education major. "I met Brandon through a friend of mine who lived with him on campus. Every weekend we all got together¦When he wasn't there it was boring, but when he was there it was fun."
I've known Brandon since sophomore year of high school," Kevin Jewett, another friend of Shaw's, said. "He was a very fun-loving, energetic, exciting person. He was always full of energy, always happy."
Jewett recalled Shaw's many extracurricular activities. "He was always ready for the next thing," Jewett said. He was a member of the UMaine Greens and the Green Party, and an active conservationist. He was also a member of a karate group on campus. "He had progressed a couple of belts in the course of a semester," Jewett said. Shaw was a member of the Maine Outing Club and enjoyed outdoor activities.
Shaw was an avid sportsman and sports fan. While attending Bath High School he participated in baseball, football and tennis. King recalled the conversations he and Shaw had about the New England Patriots and the Boston Red Sox.
Jewett also recalled many of Shaw's favorite pastimes, which included hiking and camping, kayaking, and bowling. "The kid always had a beaming smile," Jewett said. "He had a very infectious laugh." He talked about how Shaw would periodically drive into the Maine country side and camp out under the stars. Sometimes, when one or the other of them was stressed, Shaw would play a CD of loon calls.
"He was a very interesting guy," Dean of Students Robert Dana said. "He was involved in a lot of clubs."
"It's a tragedy," Dana said. "When natural things happen, you don't expect them to happen to 20-year-olds."
