fred and his amazing, amazing wife and life partner united educator susan solomon. [applause] they first met as kids when their parents brought their young families together one summer and history was made, ladies and gentlemen. they reunited while fred was still in college and moved together to begin married life in brooklyn. fred finished school, earned his bachelor's degree and was hired in a montessori on the upper west side. good try, but not exactly the perfect fit. at his exit interview, they let him know that he had a problem with authority. i like that. i see you. returning to san francisco to be closer to susan's family, they moved into st. francis square, a limited equity co-op build by ilwu and raised their children among a growing web of family, friends and comrades. wherever fred worked, if there wasn't a union when he got there, there was a union when he left. [cheers and applause] of course, his most important work was with the international longshoremen where for 25 years he was elected to various offices. fred's extraordinary work included welcomin