I have an old paper wallet (pre-fork) I would like to transfer to an offline computer running Electrum. I believe this is known as cold storage. I would like someone to walk me through this step by step. I have downloaded Electrum to my now offline machine and am ready to do the next step, but I don't know what the next step is. I will pay someone willing to hold my hand and help me through this entire process in a safe way.
What you have right now with the paper wallet is cold storage.
With cold storage with Electrum, you may have higher risk but you would be capable of making transactions. The paper wallet can only be restored in it's full amount, while Electrum or Trezor would allow moving smaller amounts out of cold storage.
Is that what you want to be able to do? Because if not, you're fine as is.