sisters, our children and our grandchildren, i would like to first honor his beloved wife, my sister mina ali. [applause] for all the strengths that you know and that resonate beyond, sometimes you do need a little help, no matter how magnificent you are. and indeed, those that were with him that love him and his family members have seen that. with nine children and i will name them, miriam rashid, julie locke, mohammed junior, mia, hana, laila and a sod, as well as their mother and the third generation of ali's grandchildren whoaccompany them . [applause] we know each other ,. through the extraordinary example of their friends. [applause] and to his sister-in-law, marilyn root , ... [applause] for all the grief that i am depleted by our replace my feeling of his transition, there is no on comparable inwards and i know that. from this day and those to come, as you redefine your waking days to a life without him present. photos, memories, all the things that we have of him that keep him going has touched you differently and that has to be hours to recognize. never forsake it.[applause] just kn