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it; please do it". He already had convinced me earlier in the day and so I did it, the New York Times reported it; Washington and the FDA relented and we had parallel track. I received credit for that, but it was pure Marty Delaney. That is just one of many stories and accomplishments in Marty's legacy. As things got a bit calmer over the years, Marty accomplishments did not diminish. He made extraordinary contributions in helping to frame the HIV research agenda. He was a member of the NIAID AIDS Research Advisory Committee from 1991 to 1995 and served on NIAID's Advisory Council from 1995 to 1998, and well as on many other official advisory committees. But, it was not just the official advice that I treasured, it was the phone calls at home at 8:30 PM San Francisco time and 11:30 PM DC time opening with the comment" "I knew that you would be awake and so can you talk?" In a 20 minute call I would learn more about what was going on in the trenches -- and what he thought I should be doing -- than if I had 5 official briefings. As I was preparing my remarks for this Memorial, I reflected that it is difficult to conceive of the struggle against HIV/AIDS without the presence of Marty Delaney. But then again, I quickly realized that this struggle against HIV/AIDS will always have Marty Delaney. For Marty left for us by his leadership and example a unique spirit, a fierce integrity, and a commitment to activism that does not die with physical death. He has left something of himself with all of us. When I presented Marty with the NIAID Director's Special recognition Award a few weeks before he passed, I called him a Public Health Hero. Indeed, he always will be a hero to me and I will miss him dearly. E-mail exchange with Brenda Lein Immediately below is e-mail that Jenny sent to me after my e-mail to my family on Mar. 17 at 8:18 AM: Wow. That is really wonderful dad. What a special friend you are and he was. T'm sorry about what happened. On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 8:18 AM, Fauci, Anthony (NIH/NIAID) [E] <AFAUCI@niaid.nih.gov> wrote: Guys: In sent to me right after I returned from San Francisco where I attended memorial service. For those of you who do not know, passionate, extremely articulate, persistent, tough, gracious, fair, and above all a thoroughly decent human being. He was based in the Castro District of San Francisco and he influenced me more than any other activist. He trained for 6 years in a Jesuit seminary before he realized that he was gay and needed to do something else. He became a business man and then when AIDS came along, he started Project Inform in 1985, the first and best organization advocating for treatment access and educating the public about HIV/AIDS. At first he confronted me about government policy, but he did so with respect and outreach. He was almost always right and always ahead of the curve. Over the years, he and I became very close friends. ie joined Project Inform when she was a teenager and became disciple. I remember her as