betty dvorson, ellen wall. >> good morning, commissioners. thank you for putting me on the agenda yet again. and think it to my supervisor, sean elsbernd, without losing valuable support i might not be here. my late husband mel dvorson was passionate about soccer. he was an extraordinary athlete and an exemplary soccer referee. he started playing when he was a little kid and he played for lowell, and by the time he was 16, he was all-city. the century club changed their bylaws so that he could be a member of their team when he was just in his teens. he went on to the army, as you have heard. when he became a referee, he was highly respected by other referees, and by players themselves, many of whom he had issues with, yellow cards, but they all said that they deserve them and that he was always fair. mel was always on the ball, literally and figuratively. he did not wait for the ball to come down to the other end of the field. he was at the side of the action. they clocked him once -- i do not know how many miles he did during one game -- but