Post by taramartin on Dec 6, 2010 2:59:11 GMT -5
Character Basics
Full Name: Tara Martin
Nickname(s): Tara, Princess, Dutchess, Queen, Sweetheart
Age: 59
Appearance
Look:
Scars or Tattoos: None
Portrayed By: Karen Lynn Gorney
Personality:
Basic Personality: Sweet, Kind, Strong, Supportive, Loving
Accent: Normal
Occupation: Volunteer and worker at Habitat for Humanity
History
Birthplace: Pine Valley, PA
Family: Joe Martin (Father); Helen Martin (Mother); Jeff Martin (Brother); Bobby Martin (Brother); Tad Martin (Adopted Brother); Jake Martin (Brother); Charlie Brent (Son); Kelsey Jefferson (Daughter); Sam Grey (Grandson) ; Nicholas Charles Brent (Grandson) ; Phillip Joeseph Brent (Grandson)
Friends: Dixie, Cecily, Angie, Jesse, Erica, Jackson, Liza, Kendall, Bianca,etc
Romantic Connections: Phil Brent; Chuck Tyler; Jim Jefferson
History: In her teen years, Tara Martin fell in love with her high school sweetheart, Phil Brent but Erica Kane had her eyes set on him.Phil promised Tara that nothing, not even Erica would come between them. When Phil heard the news that his parents were not really his parents at all, he was shocked and it caused him and Tara to break up for good because the man needed space. So Phil broke the engagment and Tara turned to Chuck Tyler, Phil’s best friend. Even though Tara saw Chuck as a friend, Chuch wanted more than that. Phil returned to town with amnesia, and didn't remember or loved Tara.
Tara and Chuck married in a lavish wedding but Nick revealed that Phil was still in love with Tara.Chuck and Phillip got in a fight, Chuck got hurt but was revived. Phil was drafted goint to Vietnam. What people didn't know was that Phil and Tara were seeing each other privately, and Tara promised to wait for Phil when he came back from Vietname but it was too late, he was pronounced dead. But another shocker came, Tara was pregnant with Phils child. Chuck and Tara got married and Phillip Charles Tyler’s was born and in Ruth's eye, it was Phillip.
Everything was good for Tara when Pine Valley got word that Phil was found alive in Vietnam. She had to choose between Phil or Chuck. Phil married Erica and Tara did her best to dissuade him and succeeded. Phil found out from Ruth that that Phillip was his son, same thing with Tara. Chuck filed to dissolve their marriage as Tara, and Phillip divorced Erica. The two married at Christmas in 1976. Phillip was nowhere to be found, he ran away to be with Chuck but was found anyway. Tara was pregnant with Phil's child and wanted Phil out of the police force when he was shot on the job. She lost the child.
Phil moved out when he arrested Charlie was for vandalizing cars in the hospital parking lot, which gave Tara an ultimatum,if he turned Charlie in, their marriage was over.Pheobe announced at Ericas party that Charlie was Phil's and Tara needed Phil now than ever. Chuck was shot thanks to Ray Gardner and Phil rushed him to the hospital. Chuck called out Tara's name, and to Tara it mean nothing. She and Phil renewed their wedding vows, and Charlie begun to accept Phil as his father. Tara, Phil and Charlie moved to Washington D.C. when hil took a job with the Federal Narcotic Bureau but was missing. Tara and Charlie moved back to PV and she turned to Chuck.
Phil was confirmed dead on the mission. The plane he was flying in was shot down with a bomb. She grieved his death but found comfort with Dr. Jim Jefferson and the two married and moved to Portland with Charlie. Grandma Kate passed away as The Martins said their goodbyes. Tara and Jim gave birth to Kate"Kelsey" Jefferson. Kelsey, going by Kate now ran away to PV and was pregnant because of her parents having marital issues.Tara let Kelsey stay with her grandparents untill everything was sorted out.
Sample Post:
Visiting the Pine Valley Cemetery, was Tara Martin, the daughter of Joe and Helen, sibling of Tad, Jake and Jeff Martin and mother of Charlie Brent and Kelsey Jefferson. She was debating on whether to come back to Pine Valley for good because it made her miss not only her mother Helen, Grandma Kate but most importantly Phil Brent, her true soul mate, high school sweet heart and true love. All those years of leaving PV, going to Portland, divorcing her former husband Jim Jefferson, going to Florida starting her life anew but that wasn't enough. Tara walked over to the of her grandparents Kate and Henry Martin graves.
"Grandma....grandpa, it's me, Tara Martin. You're granddaughter Tara, I’m back in Pine Valley and this time for good. I need to be strong and stop being afraid of what happened in the past and be there for my family, for daddy, Ruth, Jeff, Jake, Tad, my son Charlie and most importantly for my grandchildren, nieces and nephews. They need me, most importantly, I need them. I need to stop being afraid and live out my life, brand new and fresh. Please, give me strength to battle the demons that stand in my way. I love you grandpa and grandma, watch over me”
Tara said as she kissed her hand and placed it on the headstone on both their graves and walked away to another headstone. She remembered all the advice her grandmother Kate told her to be strong and follow your heart but she wondered if it could be enough to forget about the past like she mentioned. As Tara walked by other gravestones, she stopped and saw one that made her almost cry but didn’t. She remained strong and determined to get thought this because the person she knew died from a plane crash when he was in a mission years ago. This was someone Tara loved, it wasn’t Chuck Tyler, even though she considered him a friend, helping her out in tough times and it certaintly wasn’t Jim Jefferson, it was Phil Brent. She walked over and stopped at his gravestone smiling.
“Hi Phillip…it’s me sweetie, Tara, the woman of your dreams remember?” she asked smiling and laughing. “You and me have had sweet times Phillip, very sweet times. The times when we did our homework together, would go out and just be ourselves. We couldn’t get enough of each other. I couldn’t get enough of that handsome hair, smile, and laugh when we would crack jokes at one another. But growing up as adults wasn’t easy you know? Anyway Phillip, I wanted to let you know that im back here in Pine Valley for good. I need to throw away the fears that are in front of me baby. I’m so proud of our boy Charlie. He’s a grown man who’s married and has children, they’re adorable, Nick and Phillip. Every time when I look into Charlie, Nick and Phillip, I see you. Well, I must go, I love you Phillip. Watch over my grandmother and grandfather, including me.”
Just like she did for her grandparents, she kisses her hand and puts it on Phillip’s headstone. Tara then closes her eyes and thinks back to all those times that she and Phillip would make sweet love, cuddle and snuggle by the fire, eating smores, studying for their homework but getting distracted by each other. She remembers the time when herself and Phil got married years ago, which was never forgotten. Tara opened her eyes ; that was the past, this is now. She walked away from Phil’s headstone, heading back to her car and starting it up. Tara felt more comfortable because she got over what was bothering her so far. She has a long way to go but this was just a start of things to come.
Full Name: Tara Martin
Nickname(s): Tara, Princess, Dutchess, Queen, Sweetheart
Age: 59
Appearance
Look:
Scars or Tattoos: NonePortrayed By: Karen Lynn Gorney
Personality:
Basic Personality: Sweet, Kind, Strong, Supportive, Loving
Accent: Normal
Occupation: Volunteer and worker at Habitat for Humanity
History
Birthplace: Pine Valley, PA
Family: Joe Martin (Father); Helen Martin (Mother); Jeff Martin (Brother); Bobby Martin (Brother); Tad Martin (Adopted Brother); Jake Martin (Brother); Charlie Brent (Son); Kelsey Jefferson (Daughter); Sam Grey (Grandson) ; Nicholas Charles Brent (Grandson) ; Phillip Joeseph Brent (Grandson)
Friends: Dixie, Cecily, Angie, Jesse, Erica, Jackson, Liza, Kendall, Bianca,etc
Romantic Connections: Phil Brent; Chuck Tyler; Jim Jefferson
History: In her teen years, Tara Martin fell in love with her high school sweetheart, Phil Brent but Erica Kane had her eyes set on him.Phil promised Tara that nothing, not even Erica would come between them. When Phil heard the news that his parents were not really his parents at all, he was shocked and it caused him and Tara to break up for good because the man needed space. So Phil broke the engagment and Tara turned to Chuck Tyler, Phil’s best friend. Even though Tara saw Chuck as a friend, Chuch wanted more than that. Phil returned to town with amnesia, and didn't remember or loved Tara.
Tara and Chuck married in a lavish wedding but Nick revealed that Phil was still in love with Tara.Chuck and Phillip got in a fight, Chuck got hurt but was revived. Phil was drafted goint to Vietnam. What people didn't know was that Phil and Tara were seeing each other privately, and Tara promised to wait for Phil when he came back from Vietname but it was too late, he was pronounced dead. But another shocker came, Tara was pregnant with Phils child. Chuck and Tara got married and Phillip Charles Tyler’s was born and in Ruth's eye, it was Phillip.
Everything was good for Tara when Pine Valley got word that Phil was found alive in Vietnam. She had to choose between Phil or Chuck. Phil married Erica and Tara did her best to dissuade him and succeeded. Phil found out from Ruth that that Phillip was his son, same thing with Tara. Chuck filed to dissolve their marriage as Tara, and Phillip divorced Erica. The two married at Christmas in 1976. Phillip was nowhere to be found, he ran away to be with Chuck but was found anyway. Tara was pregnant with Phil's child and wanted Phil out of the police force when he was shot on the job. She lost the child.
Phil moved out when he arrested Charlie was for vandalizing cars in the hospital parking lot, which gave Tara an ultimatum,if he turned Charlie in, their marriage was over.Pheobe announced at Ericas party that Charlie was Phil's and Tara needed Phil now than ever. Chuck was shot thanks to Ray Gardner and Phil rushed him to the hospital. Chuck called out Tara's name, and to Tara it mean nothing. She and Phil renewed their wedding vows, and Charlie begun to accept Phil as his father. Tara, Phil and Charlie moved to Washington D.C. when hil took a job with the Federal Narcotic Bureau but was missing. Tara and Charlie moved back to PV and she turned to Chuck.
Phil was confirmed dead on the mission. The plane he was flying in was shot down with a bomb. She grieved his death but found comfort with Dr. Jim Jefferson and the two married and moved to Portland with Charlie. Grandma Kate passed away as The Martins said their goodbyes. Tara and Jim gave birth to Kate"Kelsey" Jefferson. Kelsey, going by Kate now ran away to PV and was pregnant because of her parents having marital issues.Tara let Kelsey stay with her grandparents untill everything was sorted out.
Sample Post:
Visiting the Pine Valley Cemetery, was Tara Martin, the daughter of Joe and Helen, sibling of Tad, Jake and Jeff Martin and mother of Charlie Brent and Kelsey Jefferson. She was debating on whether to come back to Pine Valley for good because it made her miss not only her mother Helen, Grandma Kate but most importantly Phil Brent, her true soul mate, high school sweet heart and true love. All those years of leaving PV, going to Portland, divorcing her former husband Jim Jefferson, going to Florida starting her life anew but that wasn't enough. Tara walked over to the of her grandparents Kate and Henry Martin graves.
"Grandma....grandpa, it's me, Tara Martin. You're granddaughter Tara, I’m back in Pine Valley and this time for good. I need to be strong and stop being afraid of what happened in the past and be there for my family, for daddy, Ruth, Jeff, Jake, Tad, my son Charlie and most importantly for my grandchildren, nieces and nephews. They need me, most importantly, I need them. I need to stop being afraid and live out my life, brand new and fresh. Please, give me strength to battle the demons that stand in my way. I love you grandpa and grandma, watch over me”
Tara said as she kissed her hand and placed it on the headstone on both their graves and walked away to another headstone. She remembered all the advice her grandmother Kate told her to be strong and follow your heart but she wondered if it could be enough to forget about the past like she mentioned. As Tara walked by other gravestones, she stopped and saw one that made her almost cry but didn’t. She remained strong and determined to get thought this because the person she knew died from a plane crash when he was in a mission years ago. This was someone Tara loved, it wasn’t Chuck Tyler, even though she considered him a friend, helping her out in tough times and it certaintly wasn’t Jim Jefferson, it was Phil Brent. She walked over and stopped at his gravestone smiling.
“Hi Phillip…it’s me sweetie, Tara, the woman of your dreams remember?” she asked smiling and laughing. “You and me have had sweet times Phillip, very sweet times. The times when we did our homework together, would go out and just be ourselves. We couldn’t get enough of each other. I couldn’t get enough of that handsome hair, smile, and laugh when we would crack jokes at one another. But growing up as adults wasn’t easy you know? Anyway Phillip, I wanted to let you know that im back here in Pine Valley for good. I need to throw away the fears that are in front of me baby. I’m so proud of our boy Charlie. He’s a grown man who’s married and has children, they’re adorable, Nick and Phillip. Every time when I look into Charlie, Nick and Phillip, I see you. Well, I must go, I love you Phillip. Watch over my grandmother and grandfather, including me.”
Just like she did for her grandparents, she kisses her hand and puts it on Phillip’s headstone. Tara then closes her eyes and thinks back to all those times that she and Phillip would make sweet love, cuddle and snuggle by the fire, eating smores, studying for their homework but getting distracted by each other. She remembers the time when herself and Phil got married years ago, which was never forgotten. Tara opened her eyes ; that was the past, this is now. She walked away from Phil’s headstone, heading back to her car and starting it up. Tara felt more comfortable because she got over what was bothering her so far. She has a long way to go but this was just a start of things to come.
