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Devin Neil Garrow was born on December 28th, 1988, and passed away on Wednesday, February 10th, at Toledo hospital. Devin Garrow was a willful, restless spirit who worked odd jobs while he lived and breathed music. Music was Devin’s most proficient language. He played guitar and bass, working on his own musical projects, and providing support to other local bands. In many ways, Devin existed as a paradox. His story can’t be confined to a simple narrative of black and white, good and bad, love and pain. Sometimes rolling with Devin got messy. A walk through his room showed stacks of CDs like a hedge around his bed, walls lined with posters, and eclectic collages of magazine clippings. An aura of stale incense and spent candles lingered in the air. Devin was all or nothing, and crammed a lifetime of good and bad choices into 27 years. His family looks back at his stint of hitchhiking and elective homelessness with a mixture of awe and exasperation. Devin had a distinctive sense of style. He experimented with a mix of facial piercings, earlobe stretching, and dreadlocks. Whatever Devin lacked in budget, he made up for in taste and creativity.

Devin is survived by his enormous, over-involved family. His father, Patrick Garrow, his Mother Jennifer (Weaver) Garrow, and his siblings: Emily, Levi, Gabe, Grace, Josiah, Liberty, Glory, and Isaac. He also leaves behind a loving girlfriend, Holly Rae, who brought new light into his life. Holly is adored by Devin’s family, and will always hold a special place in his history. Devin will be missed in the mosh pits, and by many in the Toledo music scene and beyond. He will be grieved by loving aunts, uncles, and cousins on both sides. Devin was preceded in death by his Cousin, Ryan Filka, on April 29, 2015.

Services held on February 13th, 2:30 PM, at Bedford Church of the Nazarene. 7866 Douglas rd. Lambertville MI. 48144. Arrangements by the Michael W. Pawlak Funeral Home, Temperance, MI.  www.pawlakfuneralhome.com