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Adrian Louis Camarillo

Organ Donor

Age: 18
Location: Devine, TX
Date of Donation: 09/25/1994

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,…

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Joseph Franklin Campbell

Organ Donor

Age: 43
Location: Houston, TX
Date of Donation: 05/11/2004
Hospital: Memorial Hermann Hospital

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…

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Omar Sebastian Cardenas

Organ Donor

Age: 9
Location: Laredo, TX
Date of Donation: 03/19/2012
Hospital: University Hospital

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…

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Ezekiel James Carlyle

Organ Donor

Age: 25
Location: Victoria, TX
Date of Donation: 02/02/2013
Hospital: Methodist Hospital

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…

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Elias Xavier Castillo

Organ Donor

Age: 16 months
Location: Houston, TX
Date of Donation: 02/25/2011
Hospital: Texas Children's Hospital

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…

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Christian Clay

Organ Donor, Tissue Donor, Eye Donor

Age: 22
Location: Amarillo
Date of Donation: 05/11/2023
Hospital: Northwest Texas Hospital

Christian was born on September 18, 2000, in Amarillo. From the moment he could walk, Christian was a very active child!   He loved all sports and being outdoors. Not only did he like sports, he was good at them and very athletic.  He was also a very caring child; he was tender and understood the importance of being kind and lending a helping hand.  He loved to be close to those he loved, and throughout…

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Kathleen Warriner Coble

Living Donor

Location: Houston, TX
Date of Donation: 12/18/2012
Hospital: Methodist Hospital

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…

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Gabriel Alexander Comedy

Organ Donor

Age: 21 months
Location: San Angelo, TX

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…

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Celeste Contreras

Organ Donor

Age: 15
Location: Lubbock, TX

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…

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Matthew Cody Corker

Organ Donor

Age: 22
Location: Forney, TX
Date of Donation: 07/19/2008
Hospital: Parkland Hospital

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…

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