he is survived by his wife, mary beth. i am submitting an in memoriam for a union carpenter for 50 years, and he is survived by many of his siblings including patti, tommy, johnny, qe, -- huey. i am some morning and -- submitting an in memoriam for bill wilkenson. he lost his battle to parkinson's disease and cancer. for 17 years, he was the president of one of the most noted suppliers for some of the best restaurants, hotels, and other food providers in san francisco. it was known as an outstanding work place. bill was also president of the chamber of commerce in 2005, and was the first openly gay man to serve as president of the san francisco chamber. he had a career in the hotel field where some amazing institutions were founded by him. his partner, his spouse survives him. i also want to note that his longtime executive assistant, they currently reflected that bill was the individual that hired him to be the ceo of the chamber. bill had a great sense of humor who, despite some of the difficulties he had battling with p