Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Paul Nelson, a longtime Erie, Pennsylvania, businessman who passed away on Sunday, May 21. Mr. Nelson was 89 years old, but I don't think you could ever say that Mr. Nelson was old. Oftentimes, people compared him to a cross between Willy Wonka and Peter Pan. Why was that? Well, Mr. Nelson ran Waldameer Park & Water World. Mr. Nelson started working there when he was 11 years old. He married the love of his life, Lane, and together, they ran Waldameer. You can say many things about Mr. Nelson, but what you can't say is that he ever had a bad day because he never had a bad day. I think when we talk about people at their passing, oftentimes, we are very sad, and we say it is horrible that we have lost him. I am different. I am just happy that we had him. What if Paul Nelson had never been born? What if Paul Nelson had never been in Erie, Pennsylvania? What if Paul Nelson had never married Lane? What if Paul Nelson had never taken Waldameer and made it an iconic place for people to take their children? When he was 83 years old, Madam Speaker, I was visiting with Mr. Nelson up at Waldameer, and he goes: Mike, how much time do you have? I said: Mr. Nelson, as much time as you need. He says: Come with me. We went to his office. He looked around to see who else was there and pulled out a set of plans. He unfolded them. I said: What are you going to show me? He said: This is my 10-year plan for Waldameer Park. I said: Mr.…”