as richard greer would say, you are not alone. congratulations, you are a worthy recipient of richard greer advocacy award for your outstanding work, your leadership and service for all people living with mental illness. smirm . >>> thank you all so much, i just have a couple of things to say, and before i get started i want to acknowledge my wife, chavon, and my partners in the legislatpr virginia, i see george barker in the senate with me, ken plum and charnell herring and ken pope, who are in the house of delegates. and don bauer right here. i hope i haven't missed anybody. but thank you so much, thank you to the national alliance on mental illness. thank you, jim payne and betsy greer, i'm honored to receive the award and i'm humbled. although i never met mr. greer his reputation lives on and his commitment endures through the work of everyone here. i served in the state legislature for almost 23 years, hard to believe, don bauer, you were there at the beginning, it is hard to believe it has almost been 23 years, throughout my