Honoring Our Hero

Asante Contreras

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Tissue Donor, Eye Donor

Age: 20
Location: San Antonio, Tx
Date of Donation: 05/03/2020

Asante Contreras

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My son was full of life & plans for his future! He was EMT, just about to graduate from the paramedic program at UT Health in SA Texas! He had dreams of becoming an emergency room physician! He was my only natural child, the youngest of 3 & our miracle baby! There was not a person that didn’t love & adore him, you could not be in a bad mood around him, ever! You also rarely ever saw him without his big smile& his laughter was infectious! His coworkers said they’d argue over who got to work with him because they knew if you worked with him, it would be a great day no matter what! Asante has been described as pure sunshine, life force in its purest form & was recently honored with a Floragraph in this year’s Rose parade!
His biggest wish was to save lives & make a difference in this world & through his tissue & cornea donations, he’s done just that!

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