Watch: Mentor Renames Park In Long-Time Councilman Ed Walsh's Honor

Edward Walsh told the crowd Sunday afternoon in the that he wouldn't have been anything without his family's support.

So it is fitting that almost his entire family came to see rechristened Edward R. Walsh Park.

Many of Walsh's colleagues from his 34 years on City Council also attended the rededication ceremony and shared memories from his decades of service.

Council President Scott Marn recalled how Walsh instructed him to "always be himself." (He also remembered a time when Walsh ate two surf-'n-turf platters back to back.)

At-Large Councilman Ray Kirchner noted the land that became Edward R. Walsh Park likely would have been a shopping center without Walsh's efforts.

Ward 1 Councilman Robert Shiner thanked Walsh and his family for decades of sacrifice before cracking the crowd up by commenting on Walsh's "honest golf game."

Finally, several generations of Walsh's family helped unveil the signing announcing the park's new name.