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"A son, a brother. ’ old. he was so full of ideas about an uncle. a friend and a man who ‘ philosophy. religion, psychology - has spent the last 20 years of his life "3 and ever thin ’ he said ni de " walkin a he nt ath than most in sense." y b a And] wont tofly but] Mus} d‘ N P _ While homeless. Martin taught jUSt can tseem tOfind Manin's friend Ritzman recited ' himself to play violin until the vio- the way Could you in a poem he wrote: "Who will wan- lin was stolen as he was sleeping in ’ der our streets now? Who will dis- . ~’ 2» Victoria Park, Martin also had a help me please, play our imperfection? Who will guitar stolen. Ritzman said about ' ' " show us such resolve as we have ; ‘ some of the challenges his friend cause 1 m [Tylng' ever known?" 1- a f) faced. â€"Man1nTtu-back Ritzman concluded in his . if “ “When Martin was younger, he From his poem Fly speech: fMartin was so much more . ’ . , . used to play a lot ofled Zeppelin." than just layers of clothing and \\ a Ritzman smiled, raising his hands dreadlocks We have to look beyond 4 to show how big Tarback’s guitar the appearance, beyond the illness. Martin Tarback strums on the guitar while receiving palliative care at amplifier was. “You could hear it all and see the man." Freeport Hospital. The welHrnow local street person was memorialized the wayde theblock." To all the kind citizens who For those who saw the man last week. MAmvosou-«cro With the knowledge he was looked out for Martin on his jourâ€" behind those piercing blue eyes, dying, Tarback, along with friends ney over the last two decades - peoâ€" Martin's legacy will live on as a trib- BvMAxsu/iuWAtm She shared stories about grow- and family, planned the memorial ple like business owners. cabbies, ute to the human spirit his friends E'rhef'hwnide ing up with her big brother. and service. Family, friends. police offiâ€" bus drivers. street cops and street and family believe. His sister Carol said as a teenager he was a talented cers, crown attorneys, nurses. nurses â€"â€" his family is grateful. poetically said. “Martin re-wrote artin larback. a gentle guitarist. recovering crack addicts and city "For all these acts of kindness. l the lyrics to how we should treat Mgiant of a man with long “The first lyrics he ever wrote councillors openly wept to some of thank each and every one of you.” the homeless” dreadlocks who became were. ‘Everybody’s got someone to Martin's favourite songs including his older sister Helen Durichen She concluded by saying she will Waterloo Region's most recogni7a~ love, everybody’s got someone up let it Be by The Beatles. Closer to said. “If this community could do always be grateful to her big broth- ble street person. died of cancer above,’ “ she recited. choking back the Heart by Rush. and John that for him. there is hope for every er. “You're forever my inspiration ~ last month at Freepon Hospital. He the tears, Lennon's Imagine. one of us and you are forever my rock star." was“. A poem Martin wrote in 1992 a"... ”A _,. _, _ . . , ,, -. Hundreds of people gathered called Fly was read by loe Mancini f! :,c -“ 1.1; 1 -__ > _ 3 ”g.“ _ . - " “figâ€"5 last week at a memorial service at of the Working Centre. “And I want . a , i ' figs-"v ‘ , ' 7 ;% k:- ; St. John's Community Kitchen in u to H but I 'ust can't seem to find - ’ ‘. f ' ‘ 1“ ~ ‘. -"' his honour, then marched through He was an angel the way. COlllld you help me please. _ fl:- "v~' . - f ' _ FM", A if! downtown Kitchener carrying he was telling people Causel’m tryin," Martin wrote. ' " ,7 7 _ . i roses. ludging by the number of ab t h . . While living on the streets there _ j ‘ 1 n. . ‘- ‘ people who came out and paraded 011 ls pain, were times Tarback tried to get u- . p‘ " " ' ' l: . l â€"' in the celebration ofTarback's life, and our mixed-up help, accepting support for his -~ «4-â€". 4 v. ‘" a, ‘ ‘rl‘ ‘ s' i .. you would think he wasacelehrity, - - - n alcohol addiction and mental ill~ . y _ u M ‘ Q " 1 ¢ . t 5 “When we wore kids. i thought pnonnes' ness from the region's social service 5.5 J . -, ' f g . “if; '" , “J “" J“ 2! he would be arock star," said ("arol _ Ernst Ritzman agencies. But due to his chronic “a: "J; ' ' m;§».;§f‘.. v_ \'3.".=‘¢;L:.>:;1 ‘~.""'~;‘"":33"" ' ' Farback. Martin's younger sister. as t'hildhwdfriendofMartin 7mm“ disability. there were many times 3"; ;.1.,- pf“, _W‘5.~r ». . ' photographs from their playful when hewasunreachable. ‘f Sixty“ 1, y We \ s - _‘ i... childhood were displayed on a ln the stories family and friends it!" Light 2.3"- : ' ”ijwijf‘ forgo.“ giant screen, shared about Tarback's life. the fivW if "$7,133 fl.» . {iffy-”Q 35515"; He wanted to be a musician. an friends who spoke described common theme was that of isola~ _% czaklfén', '~.\!:;‘.‘»v_.‘)“ .. _ : " 2&5? architect. and travel the world. she Mamn as a polite, genuine soul â€" a tion and how it can happen to any fit 1", t ”4 “,{'4}3;{"" ‘3‘31 if,“ ; - . ‘ ‘fi‘g told the packed soup kitchen. In tall. beautiful man with piercing individual in the community. 1:31" Tfija: "‘ 3, -‘ ' , “53‘s her moving speech, she explained blue eyes. In the last months of his life 1. it. ' is" hiya/3'- .' 1‘} “it "' T; ".â€" f‘.‘ 71“ x «I?! that Martin's schizophrenia sur~ “He was an angel.” said long- Martin finally reconnected with his " M " " ” "" ~ "" ""‘-"-"" V " w '- ‘“ ~“' (‘ " ' faced in his teens and his addirâ€" time friend Ernst Ritzman. "(By his family and dedicated friend who A photo Tarback on the streets taking a break from the constant shuffling (ions led him to a life on the streets public presence). he was telling stayed by his side until the end. He he did between the cores of Waterloo and Kitchener. Wtwwmm 6 a J é ' ‘ t ' ‘ t .' ‘ ‘ t . t ' ' ‘ ‘ ' fifih __.- blNAS l RMlDls I\l mum, instills ‘ f » \ if?”