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Matthew Tamburello

Organ Donor, Tissue Donor

Age: 24
Location: HCA Cypress
Date of Donation: 03/25/2023
Hospital: HCA Cypress

Our sweet Matthew Joseph was born 3/3/1999 and was taken from us just 3 weeks after his 24th birthday on 3/22/2023. Matthew was a kind, loving and handsome young man with so much life ahead of him. He is a graduate of Texas Tech University and a member of ATO fraternity, with a major in Finance and had recently joined the adult world in corporate America. Matthew always made us so proud through his school…

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Monica Tooth

Living Donor

Age: 39
Location: Chicago
Date of Donation: 10/12/2006
Hospital: Northwestern Memorial

Monica Tooth Studzinski 7.25.24 17 years ago, I received my miracle of life, a kidney from my amazing, beautiful, loving, caring, compassionate, and courageous daughter, Monica! At the time, she was 22 years young! Her selfless love shines so brightly. My champion of life, saved my life by donating one of her kidneys to me! Her amazing gift of life has given me 17 beautiful years of life, which has allowed me to do so…

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Benjamin Tucker

Tissue Donor, Eye Donor

Age: 24
Location: Blue Ridge. Texas
Date of Donation: 05/10/2022
Hospital: UT Southwestern

Ben was born and raised in the Texas panhandle. I’m sure you’ve heard the common saying “everything is bigger in Texas”…well, that his how Ben lived and loved. BIG. His smile was big. His personality was big. His heart was big. His laugh was big. His career was big. When Ben walked into a room, he commonly stole the show.  He captivated others with his smile, laugh, and his kind nature. He made friends wherever…

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Adam Wilhoite

Tissue Donor

Age: 10
Location: Fort Worth texas
Date of Donation: 05/06/2020
Hospital: Cooks Children’s

Adam, Jr was a smart, loving, and caring son, brother, and grandson. He had a heart of gold. He was the first child to his mom, Terri, and he was the light of her life! He is forever missed. He was a ray of sunshine to everyone. Adam was a giver, and it was a choice he made when he was seven, that if he ever passed, he wanted to be a donor.

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