MY RETIMET SPEECH] I,AD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMMING OUT TODAY. IT,S NOT EVERYDAY YOU GET CHANCE TO RETIRE AND BECOME IRISH TOO.A SPECIAL THANKS TO JOY FOR PUTTING THIS TOGHETER. IT'S BEEN GREAT TO KNOW THAT MY 27 YEARS AT KAISER HELP MADE A DIFFERANCE. I WAS TALKING TO DR KAUCHAK A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT KAISER BEING NUMBER 1 IN TREATING CARDIAC PATIENTS .IN THE STATE OF CALIFORINA. CARDIAC STUDIES SHOULD HAVE A MOOTO . LIKE THE SONG BY AL GREEN .YOUR HEARTS IN GOOD HANDS. NON ABOUT THE MIRROR I HAD JUST CAME BACK FROM VACATION .WHEN THIS RECEPTIONESS FROM 213. SHELIA APPROACH ME IN THE CAFETERIA AND SAID .THATS A NICE PICTURE OF YOU AND JOY ON THE SCEOND FLOOR .HAVE YOU SEEN IT YET.I SAID SOMTHING LIKE NO. BUT YOU MEAN WE GOT OUR FIFTEEN MINUTIES OF FAME.SHE SAID IT'S MORE THAN 15 MINUTIES OF FAME.YOU WILL HAVE TO SEE IT FOR YOURSELF AND SINCE I WORK ON THIS FLOOR I WILL KEEP IT CLEAN FOR YOU.I THOUGH TO MY SELF THATS A NICE JUSTER BUT HOW MUCH TROUBLE DOE'S IT TAKE TO KEEP AN 8 BY 10 CLEAN .BOY WAS I IN FOR BIG SURPRISE.SO UP TO THE SECOND FLOOR I GO STEPS OFF THE ELEVATOR AN HERES A PICTURE 48 X 48 STIARING BACK AT ME .WHAT WERE MY THOUGHTS ? 15 MINUTIES NOTHING I'VE BEEN IMOMMORTALIZE. THEN A WEEK LATER SOMEONE ASK ME IF I HAD SEEN THE PICTURE ON THE THIRD FLOOR .I SAID YOU MEAN THE SECOND FLOOR THEY SAID NO .I MEAN WHAT I SAID. THE THIRD FLOOR SO OFF I GO AGAIN HERES THIS PICTURE .36X36 I MASURED THEM BOTH SMILE .IF I HAD A HEART ATTACK AN PASSED AWAY .THEY WOULD HAVE TO BURY ME IN A SURGERY MASK .BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THEY COULD HANE GOT THE SMILE OFF MY FACE.IT'T NICE TO HAVE YOUR PICTURE ON THE WALL. AND NOT BE WANTED FOR SOMETHING .MY ONLY REGRET IS THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT WAS'NT IN THE PICTURE.BUT THEY DID THE NEXT BEST THING THEY YOUNGEST AND THE OLDEST HOW OLD 39 AND HOLDING ALLTHOW I'AM