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Ride in the Firetruck

Hey Chris,

Thanks for writing this blog post and also working on writing Nellie's
book. I don't have any great stories with Nellie, but one little one.

I started PLU football under unusual circumstances as I applied and was
accepted into PLU after my senior year of high school with every
intention of playing EMAL football, but first I took a year off and went
to Argentina as an exchange student. During that year, Frosty announced
his retirement and Swesty ended up getting the nod to be head coach. I
kept in touch with my best friend from high school Jens Gilbertson, who
was going through his bomber year, and told him to make sure the coaches
knew I was coming back to PLU to play football the next year. He went
one step further and talked Nellie into letting me come to to the summer
bomber trip in Montana. We stayed at the Averill Flathead Lake Lodge
and part of the trip included riding some fire trucks up the mountain
for a country BBQ dinner. Nellie had really only know me for a few days
but trusted me enough to let me lift him up into the front seat of the
antique firetruck and put my arm around him as a seat belt to hold him
in place on the bumpy ride up the hill. Even though Nellie and I never
had the close relationship that he shared with many other EMALs, this
gesture was a testament to Nellie's unique ability to put his trust in
others, even if he didn't know them well. I know its not the same as
helping shower or use the bathroom, but that moment stood out for me.

I'll see you on Sunday at the service.

Carl Field
EMAL #78 '08

What Nellie Taught our Family..in Las Vegas, Nevada...

    

    We met John Nelson just 5 short years ago. My dear friends, the Black family from Las Vegas, Nevada, just happened to be at the Montana Lake the same time Nellie was. Kathy called me and she said "Vicki, at the end of the dock we see a man that looks like your son, Stephen." I said, "Kathy, that is impossible. Stephen has arthrogryposis and it is a one out of 300, 000 chance you are  born with that  birth defect." She finally approached this man and confirmed the unthinkable. That he had the rare congenital birth defect that our now 21 year old son has.

She of course put me in touch with him and the rest was history.

    When I first contacted Nellie, I had so many questions. The one thing I asked him that I regretted at the time, but do not now, was a simple question. I asked him "Nellie, so tell me about your mom and dad and family."

There was no email response back. Then one day about a week or so later a tape came in the mail of his "Life Worth Living." Needless to say, I was knocked to my knees that everyone in this world did not live with a disability with a warm and loving family that our son Stephen did.

    We connected and never really talked more about it. But I learned quickly that he had the biggest extended family in the world and that was all of you at PLU. No matter when I talked to him he was with his best friend. If it was Christmas or Thanksgiving he was going to his families houses. Nellie taught me personally that God places your family around you, not always in one.

    The other lesson Nellie taught our family and all of our Vegas friends is how much fun he could have with the greatest of confidence. I have two of the most wonderful friends in this world and they made Nellie's dreams come true the three times he came to Las Vegas. He loved it when he rolled his chair into the Wynn and their in his room on the TV screen it said " Welcome Mr. Nelson". He saw shows and went to clubs with security and ate at the finest restaurants. But it wasn't what those trips did for Nellie, it was what they did for me, personally. You see when you are a parent of disabled person, you always no matter what you have you always  think of all the things you have not. Nellie taught me all of the things we have. A lesson that God directly placed him in my life to teach me. And he taught it so well that he healed a part of my part that I thought would forever be broken.

    Selfishly, my biggest regret was not bringing Nellie to our summer home in San Diego. I didn't do it because I knew he would love it there. I knew he would love the climate, the atmosphere and the lifestyle of San Diego. I knew in my heart that he belonged at PLU till the day he died. He talked of moving to San Diego and I would remind him that he would be leaving behind more than he would be getting.

    I talked to Nellie up until the day before he died. He never told me how sick he was. He didn't tell me because he knew I would want to get him to the best doctors and hospitals. Something he would get very angry with me when I would try to interfere. I do not believe in my heart that God chose to take Nellie home  on August 30, 2009. I believe in my entire being Nellie chose to go home to our God.

    So for those of you who learned from Nellie to fight and over come obstacles, know that as much as he talked about those great trips to Las Vegas, he told us all about all of you.  We loved meeting Woj and Craig Stahl who brought him to Vegas and through them we felt that we knew all of you. And through Nellie I know more about our family then I ever thought possible. But at the end of this day, and at the end of our story a part of me still wishes I was dreaming. I miss him that much.

    Thanks Nellie and remember me in heaven. I won't be on the field but I will be the one bringing you the "tall vanilla late with 7 pumps of vanilla". And I know I won't have to hold it for you, because you will be holding it yourself.

 

    Thanks to all of you for loving Nellie and thank you for sharing him with his Las Vegas family.

 

    Vicki Quinn

    September 1, 2009

    

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No Wheelchairs In Heaven

It has been said that in life there are two types of change: Change that you choose and change that chooses you. Yesterday, change chose us when John “Nellie” Nelson breathed his last breath here on earth.

For two decades, Nellie was an intimate part of PLU Football. Since 1989, EMAL players have come and gone, but each year Nellie chose to start anew with each incoming freshman class. This meant fostering an entirely new and unique set of relationships. At the same time, Nellie never forsook the relationships that he had previously established. On the contrary, he continued to nourish them, even from a distance. Eventually, he became a human bridge that will forever connect EMALs from ’89 – ’09 and beyond. This truth was evidenced by the full spectrum of EMAL classes represented at his 40th Birthday Bash a little more than four years ago.

Nellie’s friendships weren’t limited to the football team. He touched the lives of countless PLU students as well as distinguished members of the PLU staff and faculty. Parents and families of PLU players often hosted Nellie at their homes and invited him on family vacations. Nellie was a groomsman in more weddings than can be counted and put many a groom to shame with his moves on the dance floor.

We each have our own personal memories of Nellie that are undoubtedly filled with high sticks (high fives), encouraging words, inside jokes, rides on the back of his chair, dinners at the UC, lots of Pepsi, and a smile that is simply unforgettable. Nellie often joked about playing football in heaven and reportedly kept a list (known as the “Pummel List”) of players he wanted to tackle. It was always clear that he longed to be free of the confines of his wheelchair. The remarkable thing is that he never used his disability as an excuse; at least not for long. Even during the most difficult moments of his life, Nellie was able to find the strength in Christ to face each obstacle and live life with total release.

Many of you know that Nellie had a deep desire to inspire others with the details of his challenges and his ability to thrive despite overwhelming odds. The primary message he wanted to convey was one of hope, love, and strength in Christ. Nellie had a vision for folding all of this into an inspirational autobiography. Over dinner this past spring, we discussed plans for the possibility of writing this book together. Despite the circumstances, the plan is to continue with this project. To do this we will need help from each of you. Currently, we have a title (No Wheelchairs In Heaven), an introduction, and an outline. Our greatest need at this time is to add real life stories of your interactions with Nellie. We're looking for all kinds of stories and memories, big and small, from all time periods of Nellie’s life.

No matter what your association with PLU Football is, please consider posting your stories and memories about Nellie on this blog so that we can all share, learn from, and be inspired by them.


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While we didn’t chose the change that we are currently faced with, we can remember and honor John “Nellie” Nelson by sharing the power of his story with the world!

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