my name is john aitken. i first met julius in 2001, but we have been life partners for the last three years. i am here to talk about what i know of him as a man. he has a kind and generous spirit. he is eager to find solutions to problems. and he does this with care and intelligence. he serves on a host of community organizations, including the human rights organization, as former supervisor dufty had mentioned earlier. i am so proud of his commitment to the community. it inspires me and others to do more for our community and for our civic responsibilities. supervisor kim: thank you. >> hi. i am proud to be all law firm partner with julius turman. he brings out the best in people. i have seen this time and time again in our office. he looks at everything with a fresh eye, able to revitalize and modernize our hiring practices, and he did a fabulous job with gender and diversity issues. he is widely respected in the office and is often thought of as the heart and soul of the office, because he brings so much