Jorge Fernandez, who died while running in the San Antonio Rock 'n' Roll Half-Marathon in 2011, will be honored along with other organ and tissue donors on the 2014 Donate Life Rose Parade float.
Fernandez's life ended tragically when he collapsed and died near the finish line. His family made the difficult decision to donate his organs and tissues to help others, in the spirit of his giving nature.
"This decision for me personally was the easiest decision because it was who he was," said Cynthia Mendez, Jorge's former fiancee. "He was so giving that it was a no-brainer for me personally for him to do something like this, to become a tissue donor."
That legacy will be celebrated at the 2014 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, after Jorge was chosen to be memorialized on the Donate Life float.
VIDEO, continue reading
______________________________________________________
"You have the power to SAVE lives."
To register as a donor in California:
www.donateLIFEcalifornia.org | www.doneVIDAcalifornia.org
Outside California:
www.organdonor.gov | www.donatelife.
0 comments:
Post a Comment