that was irene smith. she worked with a lot of our patients. now the award is called the unsung hero award, and it is the first time it is presented to a group of people. because of the magical constellation in sfrabs, and i don't believe any of this could have happened in any other city. the people who came to work at san francisco general created what would become a national model in h.i.v./aids care. today we honor the staff members of ward a-5, a-b and 86, all located at san francisco general hospital and trauma center. our honor's were the first people to respond to the epidemic in the 1980's. they came to work despite a poor understanding of any risk, of the lack of any real treatment or even a name for the deadly playing that was killing our friends. i'm so happy that a lot of the people still working at the ward are here also. our honorees stood close together, and in doing so, we held each other up. they are nurses, social workers, ward clerks, maintenance people, counselors, administrative staff, lab workers, farn sixths, and if i for