Selectman Michael Bower Weds Long-Time Partner John Shi

On a sunny, fall day Selectman Michael Bower married his long-time partner John Shi.

Randolph Town Clerk Brian Howard presided over the Monday, Oct. 12 ceremony, at the couple’s Framingham home.

Bower’s parents Charlie and Alice Bower, celebrated their 59th anniversary on that same day.

The couple wanted the day to be a focus on family and friendship. The Howard and Bower families have been friends for nearly 40 years.

Bower and Shi have been together for almost 14 years.

Bower, a former Framingham School Committee member and chair, is currently a Framingham Selectman, and vice chair of the Board.

Bower is employed by John Hancock as a systems designer and software engineer. He has been with the company since 1997.

Shi is employed as a restaurant manager for Jing’s Garden in Holliston, where he has worked for 15 years.

The wedding reception was at La Cantina Italiana restaurant in Framingham.

Bower’s sister Mary and brother Peter made the wedding toasts at the reception.

The coupled honeymooned in Canada, with visits to Niagara Falls and the Hockey Hall of Fame in Ontario.

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Photos courtesy of Bower/Shi.

The couple asked Patch not to run the wedding announcement until they returned from their honeymoon.