Josie Williquette
When 3-year-old Josephine “Josie” Williquette died, she left behind her loving parents, Scott and Christine, and twin sister McKenzie. She also left a special gift for two other children—her heart valves. Following an acute asthma attack on Christmas Day 2008, Josie...
Jamie Wilson
Jamie Wilson was a beautiful, warm and compassionate 21-year-old who was close to her family and kind to her coworkers. Growing up on a Wisconsin farm, she loved animals, hunting and bluegrass music. But according to her mother Kelly Wilson, Jamie constantly battled...
Joshua Richards
Jackie Pische knew that her son, Joshua Richards, had signed up to be an organ and tissue donor when he received his driver's license at age 16. "If you knew him at all, then you would know that this wasn't much of a decision for him. He was always one to give," said...
Patrick Foster
When Cathi Foster was six months pregnant, she learned her baby would be born with a congenital heart defect. Three days after her son Patrick arrived, surgery patched a hole between two chambers of his heart and widened two sections of his pulmonary artery. There was...
Connie Schoechert
To Connie Schoechert, the orange dot on her driver’s license symbolized her pledge to donate organs. But years later, she learned first-hand that donation isn’t limited to the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and pancreas. Special gifts she received after two workplace...