mrs. valerio, i speak for the members of 26 and the entire file, we loved your son. and he will always be with us. god bless you, vincent perez, and anthony valerio. you have touched our lives, and we will never forget you. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you so much. and now, i would like to introduce tom other conner, -- other' conner -- o' conner, the president of local 798, if fire -- the firefighter's union. family and friends, lieutenant vincent perez and firefighter tony valerio, thank you for allowing me the honor of taking part in this beautiful service to celebrate the lives of your son and your brothers. thank you for allowing me to commemorate their sacrifice and their service. and to their brothers and sisters in the san francisco fire department, to all of our colleagues in the fire service, and to all soon francis cans who are mourning this tragedy. and none of us will ever forget what happened this week. there are no words that can describe the pain and hurt that we feel. there are no words that can begin to do justice to the sacrifice that has been

mrs. valerio, sisters jack i can, donna, marina and laura, brothers mark and kevin, and to our san francisco fire department family. we have lost two sons, two brothers, uncles, cousins, friends, and public servants. vince and tony gave their lives in a pursuit of saving lives. their death reminds each and every one of us with the inherent risk associated with being a firefighter. most of us in uniform place our emphasis and focus on protecting and serving others. we try to downplay the risks to our friends and families and sometimes we try and downplay it even to ourselves. we stand here today in the city of st. francis to mourn the loss, but also to celebrate the lives of lieutenant vincent perez and firefighter paramedic anthony valerio. today we stand hand in hand with our brother and sister agencies from across the bay area, the state, and the nation to remember our brothers and acknowledge their sacrifice. today we stand here from every corner of our community and beyond, uniform and civilian, to mourn this great loss. i personally am so very grateful for the outcome of kindness and su

brothersulousio and alex and sister marilyn and the valerio fam tam mr. k and lor rain valerio, sisters jackie and donna and marina and lauraand brothers mark and kevin. san francisco fire department family. we lostt two sons, brothers and uncles cousins and friend and public servant. we stand here today in the cathedral of the city of st. francis to mourn the loss and celebrate the lives of lieutenant vincent perez and firefighter anthony valerio. >> that was the fire chief joanne hayes-white. i wanted to know just how many firefighters give the ultimate sacrifice and i called the foundation and in the last 10 years 120 firefighters lose their lives in the state of the california. half of them in california and most from the bay area. >> that is more than 10 a year . i think that this day that is a good figure to have and it highlights the risk and danger that all of us take for granted. >> we don't appreciate it until it happen to us . john is standing outside. you are talking to machine who came to the service in >> yes, we mentioned firefighters from a