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Teacher Reflections Tuesday before Christmas will always be an unbelievably memorable day for me. I was playing golf with my wife and Marty, enjoying the weather, the golf, and the company. There were many laughs and congratulatory remarks. There were frustrations (lousy shots) and satiric barbs. It was a typical, fun round of golf. During the eighteen holes, Marty complained periodically of his neck being stiff. He would stretch and twist, which wasn’t the least bit unusual for the sixty-twoyear old wrestling coach. After hitting two good shots on the last hole, he drove his cart around the green to park. He yelled to me to pick up his ball in front of the green and tragically dropped dead within seconds of the request. Marty and I played golf almost daily, and I miss his humor, his friendship, and simply his presence. He was a wonderful person to be with in life, and he is a wonderful person to remember in death. Mike Kelly It was my pleasure to know Marty Brock both as a teacher and as a colleague. Last year, as a Christmas gift for my parents, my sister and I asked Marty to draw sketches of my parents’ home and the home where I currently live, which belonged to my grandparents. Just three weeks before Christmas, Marty set out in the cold weather to take photos to get the sketches started. I will never forget the looks on my parents’ faces when they saw them. It was truly a wonderful moment! Every time I see those sketches hanging on the walls of my home or my parents’, I think of Marty and what a wonderful person he was. I will miss discussing posters for the drama productions and watching him scrunch an entire cast and crew into one amazing photograph. Passing periods will not be the same without seeing him wearing a path in the floor between room 300 and room 306 and stopping to share a thought or two on the way. This family, which Marty loved so much, will greatly miss him. And the halls of our school will be emptier without him. I only wish I had more time to get to know him, as so many of the teachers here were able to over the years. Thank you, Marty, for all you did for me, for the students, and for our entire community. Kelly Lipovitz
Teacher Reflections I will remember Marty Brock as a man who loved art, music, word origins, the New York Times crossword puzzle, debating about anything under the sun, but above all of this, I will remember Mr. Brock as a man who went out of his way to help people, whenever and wherever, in any way he could. He truly lived the Golden Rule; he truly lived the Christian message of love of neighbor. In particular, Mr. Brock was a very good friend to me throughout all my years at Ward. Time and time again he went out of his way to do me a favor, lend me a hand. During one of my early years at Ward, after the weather had turned very cold, Marty was concerned that my coat had seen better days and was simply inadequate. So he gave me a very good winter (snow) jacket of his with excellent thick lining. I wore it for years and years, but the zipper finally went bad. On this New Year’s Day, I searched until I found it and was quite moved on finding in one of its pockets three fava beans I’d given up as lost (Students of Mr. Schneweis from last year, you know what those are.). During the summer of 1997, Mr. Brock overheard me saying up here at school how (to prepare for a home termite treatment) I was going to have to get all the furniture in the big lowest level room at my place moved away from the walls. He said, “Don’t worry about it. I’ll help you. We can get that all moved out (to the middle of the room) ourselves. And just let me know when, and I’ll help you move it all back.” And so he did. Time of day did not matter to Marty when it came to helping people. No matter how late, if he saw that you could use some help, he’d put his needs aside. By way of the ’01-’02 Ward calendar, I can pinpoint this next instance of his charity to the day and hour. It was on the night of Feb. 16, 2002, close to 10:00. Mr. Brock came into the (old 110) faculty room exhausted, anxious to get home, having just finished the long trip back from wrestling regionals. I was about to run the copies of the upcoming 2002 8 th Grade (Math Contest) Examination. Mr. Brock happened to glance at my drawing of a sphere for prob. 9. He said, “Let me help you there. You really need shading to get across the 3D effect.” So he sat down and did a beautiful etching-in job then and there, at 10:00 at night. These stories say it all about Marty Brock. Finally, I will long, long remember our last real conversation—i.e. a conversation about something that mattered. Fittingly, it was a conversation about etymology. How many of these we had had over the years! This one occurred on the afternoon of Thurs. Dec. 17 during the ten minute break in the School of Faith session. We talked about an alternate meaning of the word “eucharist” …. that it might mean “good gift.” As usual, Mr. Brock became engrossed with the discussion. He turned to the Internet to investigate. And he did find good evidence to support the idea that “eucharist” means good gift. Indeed, THE Eucharist is THE Good Gift. And, by acting in a Christ-like way, we can be a good gift ((lower-case-e) eucharist) to one another. How very, very much was Mr. Brock a good gift to Ward and the Ward community for these past thirty-three years. Thank you, Marty. -Joe Carmichael Marty was always ready for a good discussion regarding politics, health issues, Ward alums, golf, etc. He was knowledgeable about a lot of things! Even in heated discussions over the last 33 years, I found him a good listener, and he at least tolerated a difference of opinion. When the discussions were over, our friendship remained the same. I miss him for many reasons. -Kay Byard For me Marty Brock was a great listener, soundboard and all-around good guy. We could talk about anything. We could disagree without shouting and/or holding a grudge. During my 21 years of working with Marty, I never knew him to say “no” to a request—even to using his car!!! He was so quick witted—always had “the” answer. I miss my conversations with him. His dedication to Bishop Ward was unwavering and unquestioned. There isn’t a day go by when I don’t think about the endless favors Marty did for me—take a picture, design a cover for the Student Calendar/ Handbook, Student Planner, and so many others. I thank God for the past 21 years of working with Marty Brock and being blest to witness his great outlook on life which infected us all. -John Riley
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