BRIAN F. SHANNON

Brian was a classmate of mine in Graduate School at GMU COS. We had very interesting discussion about Geospatial issues and family during class breaks. He was a very insightful classmate who cared a great deal about his family and his work with the DoD. I had hoped to see and talk with him again soon, but found out from his daughter that he had passed not too long after he and I had connected @ GMU CoS. She was kind enough to share information on his Patents which I am eagerly researching --...

Seven years after he left us, Brian has a huge presence in our hearts. We have so many fond memories! Mom loves to hear our childhood stories of Brian in his role as our big brother - Remember when Brian . . . We each have a favorite story. . . We laugh, we cry, we shed tears of laughter! Brian is unforgettable!
Thanks for the memories, Brian! With love, Mom and your brothers and sisters

Our Brother

Brian was the first born and our oldest bother. He fully lived up to his name which is Irish, meaning “high” or“noble.” As siblings, he certainly had a huge presence in our lives.

Everything he did was with enthusiastic exuberance! We all had to step it up to keep up and measure up to Brian, but we are all better for it!

He was always up to something with that mischievous grin - We've all seen it!

For our Mom, checking on Brian wasn't as simple as...

Dear Polly, Mimi and Alli,
I was a good friend of Brian's at AGC. We ate lunch together for years. It was a privilege to know him as his professionalism was unsurpassed. He spoke often about how he loved you all and I enjoyed listening about his activities at your and his mom's home building the addition and the deck. If you ever want to talk please call (703) 475-6227. He was a great man and I'm proud and glad to have known him.

Brian, my big brother, was brilliant. Being so close in age, we were inseparable in our early years. He shared in all my "firsts" (and I in almost all of his), always exuberant to show me grasshoppers, what's under a rock, how to make fun with mud puddles, the sky. Playing together outdoors, rain or shine, I look back now and realize that the discoveries and adventures he was so passionate about then were the pre-requisites for Civil Engineering 101. His play would become his life's...