Mike Tribble

Another Death Within the Homeless Community

Our good friend from the 2100 Lakeside, Mike Tribble died on Monday while battling cancer. He was fiercely independent, and tried as hard as he could to start a shelter for homeless people on the West Side. It did not work, but he was passionate about homelessness. His memorial is 2 pm. at Boyds on March 13, 2010. He worked for many years at the largest shelter in Ohio. He would do anything to help those struggling with homelessness or addictions. He was always willing to offer a ride or a place or an ear to a guy in need of help.

We had a friend of Mike's submit a reflection. It is called "Farewell Mike"

Once in awhile you come across a person who is the perfect definition of volunteer. We are talking about a person who has no time for the BS, or for people trying to take advantage of the less fortunate. A person who would give his last dollar if he saw that someone else really needed it.

Mike Tribble was such a person.

He used his own money to purchase anything that was needed to complete whatever project he set in his mind. He was a person who, if he saw someone needing to get to the doctor, would provide them with bus fare, or even take them himself, without any question of reimbursement.

Mike never asked anything of anyone except to just ”keep it real” when you came to him for help; he never said a lot but was always watching and seeing who was doing what. He didn’t see white, black, Hispanic; he saw those people that he would be willing to help, and those he would not waste his time on. He could look at any situation and if he could not help you, he would tell you, upfront, that was out of his area. He would take individuals under his arm and try to help them to get their bearings, or if nothing else, just provide someone to talk to. To Mike it didn’t matter what brought you here, it mattered whether you were trying to get yourself out and what he could do to assist you in that goal.

If this world had more people like Mike Tribble it would be a more caring world.

To me this is the day that 2100 Lakeside lost a very big asset, and Independence community lost a very positive role model. You will be missed very much Mike!! But you will live on in those lives that you touched, and were able to help. We will celebrate your time with us!!

Gone but never forgotten!!

Written By David Harmon II with the help of LMM Staff

The Lakeside shelter is divided into six communities and one is the Independence Community in which Tribble worked.

Brian
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