Political Quotes

“I rise this afternoon to pay tribute to a Pennsylvanian who passed away this past week, Al Boscov. Al was known not only in Pennsylvania, but beyond, as the owner of Boscov's Department Stores, a very, very successful retail department store chain. I rise not just to pay tribute to his life, his work, and his success but, most importantly, what he meant to the people of Pennsylvania--all that he did above and beyond in addition to his great business success. I want to extend condolences to the Boscov family--to his wife Eunice, their children and grandchildren, and, of course, to the people of Reading and Berks County, and, by extension, our entire Commonwealth because of what Al meant to his community and the larger community in eastern Pennsylvania but also all the way up to my home area of northeastern Pennsylvania. I live in Scranton. One of his stores was, and still is, in the downtown business district in Scranton. So this is personal to me as well. Al leaves two generations who will carry on his legacy in so many ways: his three daughters, Ruth, Ellen, and Meg, and his five grandchildren. Al was born on September 22, 1929. He was the youngest son of Solomon and Ethel Boscov. He first made a name for himself as an expert flycatcher in his father's neighborhood store at Ninth and Pike. In those days, when he was just learning skills that would help him later in the business world, obviously people could see a great future for this young man.…”