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to enlarge3) from Sister Kenny news 2005: Hospital's 'Wheelchair Guy' Steve Alarik dies. Steve Alarik, who contracted polio as a child and used a wheelchair as an adult, worked hard for others who were new to the devices. Alarik, who repaired wheelchairs at the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in Minneapolis for about 20 years, died of an apparent heart attack at his Minneapolis home June 12. He was 57. 2) from Star Tribune: June 25, 2005 Hospital's "Wheelchair Guy" Steve Alarik dies Steve Alarik, who contracted polio as a child and used a wheelchair as an adult, worked hard for others who were new to the devices. Alarik, who repaired wheelchairs at the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute in Minneapolis for about 20 years, died of an apparent heart attack at his Minneapolis home June 12. He was 57. While his job title required him to properly outfit wheelchairs as required, he did more. He also prescribed the right attitude for the chair's user. "He would tell patients, 'This is a good thing. This is your liberation,' " said his friend and supervisor, John Crist, of Abbott Northwestern Hospital and the Kenny Institute. "He taught me how to be more empathetic with patients. "Around hospital halls, Alarik was known as "The Wheelchair Guy." He was often seen pushing two empty chairs while wheeling his own. His own chair was a traveling toolbox, and he made repairs and adjustments on the spot, deftly whipping out the right tool from beneath his seat cushion. He was like Inspector Gadget, Crist said. Alarik, whose official title was rehabilitation technician, was responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of chair and parts donations, Crist said. Alarik was known to cajole wheelchair vendors into donating chairs. He told them that once people get used to a brand of chair while in rehabilitation at the hospital, they tend to stick with that brand when they buy their own. Medical staff members listened to his advice when placing an order for a particular type of chair or custom equipment, and in some cases his expertise led to faster healing, Crist said. Star Tribune | Hospital's 'Wheelchair Guy' Steve Alarik dies. Ben Cohen, Star Tribune, June 23, 2005. 1) from Sister Kenny, Fall 2004, before Steve's passing:  Click
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