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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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Ryan Caulder

Location: Cheraw SC

Ryan was a 12 year old boy who couldn’t continue his fight with mental illness. A week before his 13th birthday, May 7th, 2024, he committed suicide. He was more than his mental illness. He was funny, loving, caring, and brave. He always had people laughing. He was not only a son, but he was a twin. Ryan and his fraternal brother, Richard, were super close. They enjoyed playing football and video games together. He…

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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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Breanne Conterio

Location: Kansas City, Mo

Hello, my name is Breanne “Bree” Conterio. I was born in Hinsdale, IL on 02/27/1990. I lived with my mom, dad, and my two older brothers, Brandon and Danny. I moved to Kansas City, Mo with my boyfriend, Christopher at 19yrs old to continue my studies in Nursing. I wanted to be a Trauma or ER Nurse upon graduation. I have always loved helping people my whole life. I had a great sense of humor,…

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Asante Contreras

Tissue Donor, Eye Donor

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

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…

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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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Steven Cordova

Tissue Donor

Age: 26
Location: Reno NV
Date of Donation: 11/22/2007
Hospital: Renown

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…

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