March bring another turn of the seasons. May this bring you joy! Please celebrate with these donors, their family members, their friends, their recipients, and their families and friends. Each of these people has a story of hope and courageous action. Some have tales of frustration and anguish. We have done our best. Best wishes, all.
Twenty-eighth anniversary:
Grace donated a kidney to her daughter on March 17th, 1986
Twenty-fifth anniversary:
Mychelle Rucker donated a kidney to her brother on March 9th, 1989
Twenty-first anniversary:
Ronald E. Harper donated a kidney to his spouse, Barbara J. Harper, on March 23rd, 1993. "Kidney survived 18 years."
Eighteenth anniversary:
John donated a kidney to his friend Anne on March 11th, 1996. Anne anticipated receiving a second kidney from her son in the spring of 2009.
Sixteenth anniversary:
Gina Thor donated a kidney to her brother on March 3rd, 1998
Fourteenth anniversary:
Susan Molloy donated a kidney to her husband, James, on March 13th, 2000
Twelfth anniversary:
Jeff Sears donated a kidney to his mother on March 2nd, 2002
Eleventh anniversary:
Patricia DiClemente donated a kidney to a stranger on March 14th, 2003
Patrick McGuire donated a kidney to his wife on March 26th, 2003
Tenth anniversary:
Margaret Earnest donated a kidney to her husband on March 4th, 2004
Kay Rapien donated a kidney to her brother-in-law on March 9th, 2004
Marva Gresham donated a kidney to an unrelated person found on LDO! (since deceased) on March 25th, 2004
Jason Clipston donated a kidney to his brother on March 29th, 2004
Selena Hall donated a kidney to a friend on March 30th, 2004
Ninth anniversary:
Michelle Makedon donated a kidney to her father, Paul Makedon, on March 8th, 2005
Erick Gray donated a kidney to his father on March 22nd, 2005
Kelly Stout donated a kidney to a co-worker on March 22nd, 2005
Eighth anniversary:
Virginia Postrel donated a kidney to a friend, Sally Satel, on March 4th, 2006
Donna donated a kidney to her husband on March 14th, 2006
Linda Busby donated a kidney to her brother on March 24th, 2006
Carrie Schwaderer donated a kidney to the son of a customer on March 29th, 2006
Seventh anniversary:
Christy Lindell donated a kidney to her sister on March 5th, 2007
Holly Harrington donated a kidney to her sister on March 5th, 2007
RaChelle Wilkinson (Shell) donated a kidney to her friend, Sandra, on March 20th, 2007
Kelly Anne Astle donated a kidney to her father on March 22nd, 2007
Sunil Joseph donated a kidney to his brother on March 29th, 2007. His brother died seven days later, on Good Friday.
Sixth anniversary:
Barbara Coleman donated a kidney to Alyssa, a 19 year old family friend, on March 6th, 2008
Michael von Wahlde donated a kidney to his mother, Carol, on March 10th, 2008
Denora Carpenter donated a kidney to a friend on March 19th, 2008
Anna Kidd donated a kidney to Jody on March 26th, 2008
David Schneider donated a kidney to his stepfather on March 27th, 2008
Fifth anniversary:
James Roach III donated a kidney to his wife's cousin, Joe, on March 9th, 2009
Anthony Hart donated a kidney to his niece on March 29th, 2006
Julie Sullivan donated a kidney to her brother, Clint, on March 31st, 2009
Fourth anniversary:
Lisa Marie Kull donated a kidney to her friend, Heather Tucker, on March 5th, 2010
Cindy Wittmier donated a kidney to her best friend, Gloria Thiessen, on March 23rd, 2010
Christine Lerchen donated a kidney to her Dad on March 24th, 2010
Scot Sandhoefner made a non-directed kidney donation on March 26th, 2010
Third anniversary:
Shari Newman donated a kidney to her older sister, Dawn Ahrens, on March 8th, 2011
Janice Dodge donated a kidney to her niece, Jennifer Verhoeven, on March 10th, 2011
Steve Windle donated a kidney to his brother, Tom, on March 15th, 2011
Second anniversary:
Michael Eckman donated a kidney to his brother, Mark, on March 3rd, 2012
Emilie donated a kidney to a friend on March 26th, 2012
Alyssa Stubblefield donated a kidney to Kristi, an unrelated person, on March 27th, 2012
Suzanne Frye donated a kidney to her mother, Barb, on March 27th, 2012
Jody Phipps donated a kidney to her cousin, Doug Henning, on March 29th, 2012
First anniversary:
Elizabeth Castillo donated a kidney to her brother, Alex De La Torre, on March 15th, 2013
Chad Snodgrass donated a kidney to his friend, Joe Brown, on March 25th, 2013
Tammy Grindle donated a kidney to her friend, Warren Conary, on March 26th, 2013