Last week I had the pleasure of having dinner with Alex and Raman Magay, one of Winchendon’s newest married couples. (Congratulations are also in order for Sam Johnson and his fiancée Dianna, who are getting married this weekend.)
Alex wears many hats at Winchendon including running the art program, directing student activities and community service, serving as an Administrator on Duty, helping with the men’s basketball program, working in Admissions and a variety of other things. Beyond that, he has just completed his Masters at UMass, is in his 19th year serving in the National Guard and is one of the original Squeegie Brothers (more on the latter below).
And about 4.5 years ago Alex went shoe shopping. It was his good fortune that day that he found not just a BOGO (“Buy One Get One ____” in retail parlance) but he also found Raman. Talk about a heck of a sale! They persevered in their courtship, trading numbers and gradually getting to know each other, and now Raman has her Squeegie Brother. They were married in July on the Winchendon campus in a Sikh service and live at the bottom of the hill.
So what do the newly wed Magay’s like to do? Good food seems to be one passion, and they talked about great restaurants throughout eastern MA. They took me to a terrific one in Peterborough but also said that they guarded the identity as a secret! It turns out that their caterer for their wedding is one of my favorites (Bollywood in Andover and Shrewsbury). Alex is definitely into his garden and spent time at our dinner trying to figure out the recipe for the restaurant’s kale. Education is central in both Raman and Alex’s life as Raman currently teaches second graders. And they will be really testing their marriage by welcoming four homestay students into their home this coming year. From newlyweds to having four teenage boys under foot?!!!
And the “Squeegee Brother” bit? It turns out that Alex supported himself through school with a window washing business that he founded with a friend. They called their business “Squeegee Brothers”. Alex’s commitment and passion for all that he does show through here in spades as he can still be found nineteen years later taking care of three, long time clients and their windows.
Alex, have you noticed all of the windows in Homewood??!!
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