Thank you for inviting us to speak today. And although i am the only member of the family to speak today, im not speaking on their behalf. The truth is i just like to talk. [laughter] in fact, as i am happy to see so many people here as i do, as the comedian paula said, even if you werent here, id still be up here talking. But despite my tendencies towards reliving the admonishment of my fifth grade teacher sister grace who chastised me for having diarrhea of the mouth and constipation of ideas, i took a long while for me to say yes when stuart and ann asked me to talk a bit on the day that marks the death of george and harvey. And the reason became clear when i sat down to write my words. Im exhausted by talking about death. I know thats not the subject of todays memorial, but it always happens on the day that george and harvey were shot. And i think im tired of remembering them on the worst day of their lives. I wonder that if indeed there is a heaven, and if george and harvey got in
Good afternoon, everyone, almost good evening, and welcome to San Francisco city hall. Im supervisor scott wiener. I have the honor of representing district 8 including the castro on the board of supervisors. And which district are formerly represented by harvey milk. Supervisor olague likes to remind me we share the district 5 represented by milk. And were here today to remember supervisor harvey milk and mayor George Moscone who were brutally assassinated decades ago. And we gather every year to remember, and not just to remember and to mourn, but also to remember the positives and to remember frankly both of these great men and what they contributed to our community. You know, with respect to harvey milk, there will never, ever be another harvey milk in our community in terms of what he represented for our community in terms of a step forward. We are now elected lgbt peep to office and harvey was such an incredible trail blazer, not . In just getting elected, but in being a great le
Going to the sf moment to check out the infamous bust of my dad and all i could remember growing up were the images of that controversial pedestal of gunshots and twinkies and dont think i didnt smile when i heard hostess went under. [laughter] applause but when i went to see the bust for that first time, a bust that i have to admit captured georges mile wide grin and dramatically imperfect teeth, i saw on the pedestal so many things that i didnt know were there. I saw the names of my brothers and sister inside a heart, my dads favorite movie, quotes by him how much he considered being mayor, honor bestowed on him, and the things made possible for people who didnt have power, who didnt have voice, there was so much more on that pedestal than death. And, so, i think its time to reclaim George Moscone from the narcissistic legacy or the senselessness of dan white or the well intentioned world of hollywood or the better intentioned world of theater. Its time to reclaim him from the places
Here on this stage is the end board of supervisors. Property of what moscone and which district are formerly envisioned and what george represented by harvey milk. Moscone did. He partnered up with harvey supervisor olague likes to remind me we share the district milk to continue that process in the halls of this incredible 5 represented by milk. Building. And were here today to remember supervisor harvey milk their death on the same day and by the same hand was literally and mayor George Moscone who the end product of what had were brutally assassinated decades ago. Been an Incredible Team for and we gather every year to achievement purposes in every single solitary category. Remember, and not just to and now when i walk around the remember and to mourn, but also city, whether its in the to remember the positives and embarcadaro, whether its to remember frankly both of mission bay, whether its sea these great men and what they cliff, or whether its the contributed to our community. Ou
Georges mile wide grin and dramatically imperfect teeth, i saw on the pedestal so many things that i didnt know were there. I saw the names of my brothers and sister inside a heart, my dads favorite movie, quotes by him how much he considered being mayor, honor bestowed on him, and the things made possible for people who didnt have power, who didnt have voice, there was so much more on that pedestal than death. And, so, i think its time to reclaim George Moscone from the narcissistic legacy or the senselessness of dan white or the well intentioned world of hollywood or the better intentioned world of theater. Its time to reclaim him from the places where the real george gets lost in the story of others, even in my own. And we gift him back to the city and to the people, to his friends and to his colleagues and to the citizens who are the fabric and texture and color of San Francisco. So, all of us can stop looking at the death of George Moscone and start to put him firmly in our hearts