Jordan Herr\u2019s spirit of generosity lived in everything she did. At Girl Scout summer camp, she cooked meals for and mentored hundreds of girls. Cooking and baking was her love language. She poured her love of people into the meals she created. She expressed herself through music when playing her flute, weaving stories of colors and feelings. She was always willing to give advice to anyone who needed it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe gave and gave and gave,\u201d Wendy Peterson, Jordan\u2019s mother, said. \u201cIn every way, she gave to all of her friends and everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wendy remembers her daughter as quirky, caring, intelligent, and a mediator. Jordan especially loved being outdoors, hiking and camping most weekends with her younger sister. \u201cJordan spent as much time as she could outdoors, in nature. That\u2019s where she was happiest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jordan loved to learn new things, including making sausage and how to crochet. \u201cShe was constantly pushing her brain from a learning perspective, that\u2019s just who she was. But she didn\u2019t just learn it, she took it to a scientific level,\u201d Wendy said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jordan\u2019s selfless nature was evident even after she ended her battle with depression in 2021 at the age of 25. Wendy said she didn\u2019t know when Jordan made the decision to become a donor by signing up on the Wisconsin Donor Registry, but she wasn\u2019t surprised. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jordan\u2019s gift of tissue donation has helped over 200 people across the United States and in Mexico. \u201cEven in passing, she gave and gave. It\u2019s comforting to know that she lives on and that she helped so many people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wendy was grateful to learn how the tissue donation process worked with American Tissue Services Foundation\u2019s assistance. \u201cI am in awe of the process. I didn\u2019t understand how this worked. You tend to think of just the organs. You don\u2019t think about everything else that can be a benefit to people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The family continues to remember Jordan\u2019s legacy and to find new paths forward while also advocating for mental health. Wendy continues to bake and teach others so Jordan\u2019s spirit lives on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEverybody needs to donate. Not saying yes to donation is a wasted opportunity because everybody should have a chance to help humanity and this is an easy way to do it,\u201d Wendy said. \u201cThe fact that her DNA is living on in that many people, her spark, her sunshine, her joy, her essence is really cool to think about. Her light, her generosity, her spirit is like a network of fairy lights being spread far and wide, that\u2019s her legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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