Leaders project included 20 or so youngish jewish emerging leaders who either were involved civically but not involved in the Jewish Community or those involved in the jewish organizations but not in the broader civic realm. Milton and i were in the former category. I was working for Barbara Boxer at the time and milton who you grew up in politics was involved with friends of the urban forest and a leader in many ways but had only recently moved back to San Francisco after years on the east coast to help care for his ailing father and spend more time with family among other things, so participating in this program was a way for him to start the next chapter of his life back in San Francisco to build new friendships, and to reconnect with the local community. I think its fair to say that he was view as the older statesman of the group. Not because of his age. There were many other similar people his age but because of his sage like quality. Milton was a wise soul and every one recognize
R so happy when he met abbey and truly understood milton and became his rock. I will never forget the wedding in napa and abbey on the stage and raid yent in the dress and serenaded milton with our love is here to stay. After the boys arrived i remember visiting their house and crawling around with them on their floor. I never seen milton so happy. I will always remember miltons wicked laugh and sense of humor and his bed rock decency and what made him unique though was his sense of connectedness and his concern for family and friends and everyone he met. Even when he was sick this last year and sick with his tumor he looked past those concerns to the people he loved. At the 30th are are you union where i joined him and talked with a classmate about health and said he was going to do everything he could to get better because his sons needed to grow up with their father. Even in these last difficult months him and abbey were determined to create has many family experiences as they could
Milton would appreciate that if we knock on supervisors doors and do some advocacy since were all here anyway. Although milton didnt relish the work he had to do in these halls he knew it was necessary for the canopy outside to grow and thrive and lets remember where his legacy really lies and it gives me solace to know that his sons will see him imprint in San Francisco every time they walk down the street. Lets all look up and remember him this way. Thank you. [applause] we get to meet miltons niece zoey marks. I was think about the past 19 years with my uncle milton in preparation for writing this piece but i was really stumped. How could i encapsulate such a generous relationship i had with my uncle in five minutes . As a last resort i went to facebook and the refuge for all bored teenagers especially late at night. Turns out there was a wealth of communication between my uncle. And my topic and i was going to write about the wonderful similarities between milton and me and the fir
Outside to grow and thrive and lets remember where his legacy really lies and it gives me solace to know that his sons will see him imprint in San Francisco every time they walk down the street. Lets all look up and remember him this way. Thank you. [applause] we get to meet miltons niece zoey marks. I was think about the past 19 years with my uncle milton in preparation for writing this piece but i was really stumped. How could i encapsulate such a generous relationship i had with my uncle in five minutes . As a last resort i went to facebook and the refuge for all bored teenagers especially late at night. Turns out there was a wealth of communication between my uncle. And my topic and i was going to write about the wonderful similarities between milton and me and the first similarity is obvious. Both of us were incapable of sleeping at a normal hour, night owls. I would have on my news feed and my cat box will open and one of the humorious remarks would come on the screen and i would
These halls he knew it was necessary for the canopy outside to grow and thrive and lets remember where his legacy really lies and it gives me solace to know that his sons will see him imprint in San Francisco every time they walk down the street. Lets all look up and remember him this way. Thank you. [applause] we get to meet miltons niece zoey marks. I was think about the past 19 years with my uncle milton in preparation for writing this piece but i was really stumped. How could i encapsulate such a generous relationship i had with my uncle in five minutes . As a last resort i went to facebook and the refuge for all bored teenagers especially late at night. Turns out there was a wealth of communication between my uncle. And my topic and i was going to write about the wonderful similarities between milton and me and the first similarity is obvious. Both of us were incapable of sleeping at a normal hour, night owls. I would have on my news feed and my cat box will open and one of the hu