Hillary Shaw

illary, 27, and Randy
Shaw, 297have been married since
August 1988, but have known each
other for what seems to be an eternity.
They were high school sweethearts.
Hillary recalled that both she and
Randy had been guests at a
Southfield-Lathrup prom, but each
with a different date. "I had my eye
on him the whole night, and I just
knew that he was for me," she said.
"I guess you could say that I met
my husband about 10 years ago, at an
AZA/BBG party," said Hillary, a
former radio account executive for
WDTX.
"He lived two doors down from
my cousin, and I was friends with his
sister?"

Eventually they got together after on Passover in 1988 "in front of the
entire family."
they were introduced at the
She says that he finally did pop
AZA/BBG party. They dated over the
summer until she went off to college the question with a very "subtle hint"
at Eastern Michigan University. Being when they were on their way to
two years older, Randy was already a Passover dinner.
"When we got to his parents and
student at the University of Michigan
got out of the car, he handed me the
where he was pursuing a career in
car keys with the ring," she laughed.
dentistry. Randy also spent two years
"I put the keys in the purse and
at Washington University in St. Louis
.never noticed, she said.
while Hillary stayed home.
"All during dinner he was bugging
"There were lots of airplane rides
me to go in to my purse."
back and forth for two years:' she said.
After dinner he asked her to go
"But now that I look back it really
was good for us it gave me a chance digging again to get the keys to his new
car so he could take his cousin for a
to work on my own career and grow
ride.
as a person?'
"Finally I got the keys and saw
Hillary said that they dated for
five years before they were engaged
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