My Set Is Now Complete

Some people have a knack for using just the right phrase to make an impact.  Here's a story my brother told about my grandfather at his funeral this past weekend.  Of course, I have paraphrased his speech due to my inability to remember everything.

  "For those of you that know me, you know I'm a fairly private person.  One example of that is that I don't like to make a big deal about my birthday.  I would rather the day just passed without the big party or all the attention. While I was in college and graduate school, I had roommates who always seemed to know when my birthday was coming and threw a party.  It took me a long time to figure out how they knew since they never really knew the exact day of my birthday.

  My grandfather's name is very easy to remember, Dr. Hom Chand.  My roommates would simply wait for a large, brightly colored envelope which had a return address with the name Dr. Hom Chand.  Then they knew my birthday was near.  I've saved every birthday card he sent me and now, it seems that my set is complete.  Even though there won't be any more cards, I will always remember that he will be close to me on my birthday and he always had a way of making sure that those around me also celebrated my birthday with me."