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Tadija, treći od četiri sina Ante i Zorke Barbarić rođen je 3. siječnja 1955. godine u malom mjestu Čelebiću u livanjskom kraju u generacijama poznatoj klesarskoj obitelji.
Djed i otac bili su poznati klesari koji su svojim radom obilježili mnoge ili gotovo sve graevine koje su se na bilo koji način nadopunjavale kamenom, poznatim Žestacom iz istoimenog kamenoloma.
Za Tadiju nije bilo dileme čime će se baviti u životu od najranije mladosti. Od oca Ante naslijedio je upornost i izdržljivost, a od majke blagost i mudrost izgradivši se u osobu sličnu tvrdu kamenu Žestacu iz kojeg su mu i otac i djed isklesali sve što se isklesati moglo: Tadija se posebno ponosi djedovskim i očevim radovima izvedenim na gotovo svim starim sakralnim građevinama. Ne postoji crkva ili džamija na kojoj nije radio netko iz obitelji Barbarić.
Spoznavši dušu kamena i ovladavši vještinom djeda i oca uporni Tadija dolazi u Zagreb gdje je s lakoćom završio srednju klesarsku školu, a zatim Višu građevinsku. Kao građevinski inžinjer počeo je raditi prvo u radionici najstarijeg brata, poznatog zagrebačkog klesarskog obrtnika ispod Arkada Mirogoja.
Godine 1978. u tek navršenoj 23 godini osniva vlastitu tvrtku REZ, u sjeni Bolleovog arhitektonskog remek djela i simbola Zagreba , Arkada na Klesarskom putu 11.
Sve poslije toga su ostvareni snovi dječaka iz Čelebića.
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Tadija is the youngest son of Ante and Zorka Barbarić. He was born 1n 1955. in a small village Čelebić near Livno county in for generations known stone-mason’s family.
Grandfather and father were famous in Livno county where their work has marked almost every building with supplement of Žestac stone from the homonymous stone-pit.
There was no dilemma for Tadija about his future profession. From his father he inhereted persistence and indurance. His mother gave him mildness and wisdom. Tadija became a person with qualities of Žestac stone. Grandfather’s and father’s work on almost very church and mosque in Livno made him very proud.
Their skills and awarness of soul of a stone which Tadija has learn from them, led him to Zagreb where he finished stone-mason’s school and architectural higher school. As civil engineer his first job was in workshop of his oldest brother who was well known zagrebian stone-mason under Arkada of Mirogoj.
Tadija turned age of 23 and established the firm- REZ. It was set under shadow of Arkada- Bolles master-piece and zagrebian symbol.
The rest are fulfild dreams of boy from Čelebić.
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