From Ken Sandlin, Satellite High friend

Posted on by

Everyone who met Sameer immediately knew some important things about him:

1) Sameer was always laughing. Always. He had the innate sense and understanding of what was meaningful and important. And one of those meaningful and important things was to laugh when we can. He did so often–probably 100 times a day–if not more.

2) Sameer was wickedly smart and insightful.

3) Sameer was a great friend and was always sharing his gifts of humor and intelligence to those around him–especially his friends.

Sameer shared great insight with a charming sense of humor–which is a rare and welcome gift. And it will be missed–but it lives on in our memories of him.

Ray Ubinger, High School friend

Posted on by

When I met Sameer
1980-81

Where Sameer and I spent time

High school journalism class. I “caught” him reading the Wall Street Journal. I was naive, esp compared to his worldliness. I said something stupid like, “How stodgy, nothing fun ever happens in that paper.” And he said, “What, it’s a great business newspaper, and I want to make money, that’s fun!”
Sameer was a year older than I but we had a number of friends in common. We enjoyed Brain Bowl together. I really looked up to him, he was so bright and funny and cool. He was kind, too, not holier than thou, and a good listener. Even if he knew he was going to have to smash your argument to pieces when you were done talking. :) I think his kindness of soul shows very well through his eyes in the closeup pic of him at this site.
I envy all you people who kept in touch with him all these years. I had not seen him since 1988 – he introduced me to Thai cuisine on my one and only trip to NYC. But I will always think of his personality as being iconic of a what a great high school classmate is. I hope his family and closer friends find some small solace from my deep sympathy at this terrible loss, of a colorful, brilliant, confident, good man.

Please send us your thoughts and photos

Posted on by
Reply

Many people will miss Sameer, especially his young children.  We have access to professional graphic designers, and custom bindery services.  Your words and photos are for a book we will create as a gift to the Shah family, and tailored specifically so that his children will know how he touched the lives of so many people, from so many parts of the world.

To contribute your thoughts:

  1. Please email us a message by clicking the tab “Contribute your thoughts” above
  2. Please click here to upload photos you’d like to share.

By uploading and sharing, you grant the author of this Blog the right to use your words and images in a book for the Shah family.