Introducing Our Heroes

Hunter Browning was 8 when an ATV accident took his life. Big brother, Austin, age 12, knew that help was urgent. He ran quickly over a mile to get his mom, and together they arranged the necessary emergency assistance. Hunter’s life was not saved by those heroic actions, yet, ironically, their very effort has saved the lives of four strangers. Austin’s quick thinking and immediate decision-making belied his youth. His was the reaction of a…

Julia was 17 years old when her life was taken too soon by a drunk driver. She was a registered donor with the DMV. She saved 5 lives. She was in her senior year of high school. Julia was 8 days shy of her 18th birthday. Julia was a beautiful kindhearted person. Her smile lit up the room. She was a honor student and she played soccer. She worked with preschool children at the YMCA…

I am Jonathan Scott Burgess’s mother. On January 4th, 2012, I was told that I needed to have my gall bladder removed. My 17 year old son Jonathan seemed a little worried. I talked to him about what a simple procedure it was going to be and that it was just like when I had my appendix taken out and like when I had some female procedures done. It would just be a simple day…

Brittany Nicole Cail graduated from Torrance High School in Southern California, June of 2007. That summer she decided to go to New Orleans to visit her grandparents. She ended up loving it there and decided to call it home. She obtained a job in food service at the local hospital, Slidell Memorial, and loved it. January of 2008 her mom, Raquel, went for a visit and Brittany was very proud of the fact that she…

Let me tell you about Adrian Camarillo, a young man who was eager to share his life as he kicked from within his mothers belly as if to say, “I want to get out there and start making my presence known!” Since grade school, Adrian kept his teachers hopping. One day, a wonderful teacher told Adrian’s mother, “Adrian uses his right side of his brain, they are highly skilled, talented, creative students.” In Junior High,…

There is so much to say about my brother, I don’t even know where to start. He was a great brother, son, uncle & father, best friend, tall at 6’3”, a huge heart, good looking & had great legs. He was caring, loving, emotional, passionate, funny, liked good jokes, played all sports in school. He was really good at all of them. Football, baseball and basketball. His team mates always counted on him. His favorite…

Omar was born December 13th 2002. We were a young couple in love and his birth strengthened our bond. We knew he would be brilliant as he began reaching each milestone with ease. He wanted to be an astronaut and float in the sky. We knew it was possible, but never thought it would be so soon that he would be just like an astronaut; an Angel in the sky and so far away from…

Ezekiel J. Carlyle, 25, of Victoria, Texas, formerly of Port Lavaca, Texas passed away Saturday, February 2, 2013. Ezekiel was born February 15, 1987 to Tyrone and Linda Carlyle of Port Lavaca. Ezekiel was a 2005 graduate of Calhoun High School. He attended Austin Community College, Victoria College and graduated from Victoria Beauty College. At Victoria College, he took Millwright classes to further his career. “Zeke” worked very diligently as a millwright at Infinity at…

Elias was born on October 16, 2009 and he was called home on Februrary 25, 2011. He was my best friend. Yes, he was only 16 months old but Elias had and will always have my heart. He loved to dance. All you had to say was “go…go…go” and he would start bouncing up and down. No matter what challenges came my way, Elias always made me feel better. He cried with me and laughed…