In 2010, Jason Travis suffered a life changing stroke. Already an insulin dependent diabetic, Jason faced many obstacles. Jason remained hospitalized for 6 1/2 months; during which time his wife, Danielle (D’Neal), reached the decision that she must retire from her position of 29 years as a Junior High Choir Director in the Klein School District. Jason had worked for Grant Prideco / VAM U.S.A. for 35 years and was their Quality, Health, Safety and…
Gabriel Alexander Comedy is a 21 month old toddler who passed away on October 1, 2011, due to lack of oxygen to the brain. He was a child with so much life and spirit in him that we question every day since that day on why god decided to take him home. Well it took a while to find out that answer but we did. It was to raise awareness on organ donation and the…
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…
In October of 2002, Terri and Juan Contreras lost their 15- year-old daughter, Celeste. She was a vibrant and talented Spanish folklorico dancer with a lot of talent and promise. From the very moment, Celeste was riding in the car with her mother and saw a billboard that talked about organ and tissue donation, she made the selfless decision and told her mother what her final wishes would be if ever. Her mother, Terri smiled…
When Steven was 16 we had the donor discussion. I had worked in the field of transplant as a director of a tissue bank for over 10 year’s. When I asked Steven what his wishes were, he said to me, “mom you don’t even have to ask, you know there is only one answer”. Steven, was the kindest, loving young man. He would do anything for someone in need. On September 22nd 2007, Steven tragically…
Annette Hernandez arrived at Parkland Memorial Hospital with a heavy heart, fearing the worst after her only son had been injured in a horrific car accident. Hernandez found her son, Matthew “Cody” Corker, 22, in the intensive care unit, hooked up to tubes and wires. He didn’t respond to her voice or touch. In the anguish of the next 20 hours, Cody would be pronounced brain-dead, and his family would have to grapple with a…
Kenny Cross is my hero. Kenny suddenly passed away and his family had to painfully make that decision to donate his organs. Kenny saved four lives that day and I was honored to receive his heart. Kenny was a loving and caring person. I had the chance to meet his family and we have become one. His little daughter is so special. I made sandcastles on the beach with her and even danced with her…
Brad William Crouse was born with his twin sister on November 9th, 1983. His entire life he had a presence that people could not help but notice. Intelligence, an uncanny charm, a wonderful sense of humor and a gift of making friends with everyone and anyone burned him into the memories of everyone he met. Karate, football, computers, and videogames were his hobbies and passions. Although he spent much of his time working to save…
My sister Mary was only 18 years old in 1982 when she passed. She was beautiful inside and out. She had beautiful dark brown hair and dark brown eyes to match. Her talents were many, especially singing. She had the voice of an angel. I could listen her to sing for hours. “The Rose” was her favorite song. She was the most giving person one could meet. If you needed it and she had it,…
Logan was the most loving, giving and kindhearted individual I know. He would drop everything to do anything to help anyone in need. This may sound like a biased mom speaking but I asked some of his friends and this is what they had to say about Logan. “He would give the shirt off his back to anyone” “At work he would take time to help the people that didn’t understand something” “He held the…