UW Organ and Tissue Donation Donor Tributes

Following are tributes to organ donors and special words of gratitude from recipients. Giving the gift of life through organ donation carries with it a wide range of emotions, from sadness and grief, to hope and peace. The spirit of organ donation is captured in the following poem by Amanda Bradley:
Love Lives On

Those we love are never lost to us.
We feel them in so many special ways,
through our friends they always cared about and
dreams they left behind,
in beauty that they added to our days,
in words of wisdom we still carry with us and
memories that never will be gone.
Those we love are never really lost to us,
for everywhere their special love lives on.
Donor and Recipient Tributes
 
Donor tribute Joshua Leonard      
Read Joshua's Story      
Organ donor Becca Grosskreutz Organ donor Sean Klapper  Barb was an organ donor who is honored by her husband Ronald Grotjahn
Read Becca's Story Read Sean's Story  Read Barb's Story  Read Ron's Story 
Organ donor Pat Scranton Organ donor Tom Peralta  Organ donor Midge Harris   Tattoos to honor Brody's organ donation
Read Pat's Story Read Tom's Story Read Midge's Story Read Brody's Story 
Shamon Herbert, Organ Donor Joshua Richards was an organ donor.  Wendy is a lung transplant recipient   Organ donor Joshua Richards
Read Shamon's Story Read Joshua's Story  Read Wendy's Poem  Read Joshua's Story
 Henry Mackaman, Organ Donor
Organ donor Kylie

Organ donor David 

 UW Organ and Tissue Donation donor stories: Lori and Andy 
Read Henry's Story Read David's Story Read Lori's Story 
 
UW Organ and Tissue Donation donor tributes: Michelle's story 
Organ donor Jena

Wayne received a liver transplant from an anonymous donor at UW Hospital and Clinics in 2006

 David Duranceau is a "hero and guardian angel" to Ted and Shelby after his decision to be an organ donor allowed Ted to get a lung transplant in 2003. 
Read Wayne's Story Read Ted's and David's Stories
 
Read Neomi's Story 
Organ donor Roy

UW Health Organ Procurement Organization organ donor Christopher
UW Health Organ Procurement Organization organ donor Danielle
Read Christopher's Story Read Danielle's Story
 
 UW Health Organ Procurement Organization organ donor Doug
Organ donor Michael
 Ian, an organ donor 
Organ Donor Dixon
 
Organ Donor Mikal
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 Matthew, an Organ Donor at UW Hospital and Clinics 
Alan, an organ donor 
 
Ryan, Organ Donor at UW Hospital and Clinics 
Dan May, organ donor
 Amanda Middleton, Organ Donor
Kathi and Jill
 
 Derek, who donated his organs at UW Hospital and Clinics
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 David, organ donor
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Organ donor Jon
Braeden Mahlke
Mary and Ted Krug 
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Read Jeffrey's Story
 
 Organ donor Stephen Rutherford
Brian
Dustin 
 Annie