As always, most of the memorable moments remembered here are enduringly joyful, and all of us wish all those celebrating a wonderful time. Our own Fr. Pat celebrates this month! Personally, I'll reach the double nickel this month, a different prompt for reflection, but looming large for me after last summer's close call. Glad to still be with you all.
I bring to your attention that it's been ten years since we lost an early advocate for living donors, a caring supporter, the amazing activist Rita Kocian, RN. Her example, when I was new to all this, challenged me to find my own path and approach to effective advocacy on behalf of living donors, living donor candidates, and our families and friends. May we all have the strength to speak our truth despite our own frailty.
National Donor Day, the 14th, was started in 1998 by the Saturn Corporation and its United Auto Workers partners with the support of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and many nonprofit health organizations. It lives on, despite GM closing Saturn.
Add your own anniversary, report needed corrections, or remove yourself from our public anniversary calendar at
https://livingdonorsonline.org/calendar/calendar.htm. Best wishes, all.
Twenty-second anniversary:
Robin Neill Payne donated a kidney to her father, Keith, on February 5th, 1992
Nineteenth anniversary:
Mae Menard donated a kidney to her daughter on February 15th, 1995
Fifteenth anniversary:
Pete Whitfield donated a kidney to his brother on February 2nd, 1999
Janet Troiano donated a kidney to her sister on February 17th, 1999
Thirteenth anniversary:
Jeffrey Looman donated a kidney to his step-father on February 18th, 2001
Twelfth anniversary:
Chris Mason donated a kidney to his father on February 5th, 2002
Lea King donated a kidney to her mother on February 6th, 2002
Linda Bartalot donated a kidney to her mother on February 15th, 2002
Father Patrick Sullivan donated a kidney to a stranger on February 20th, 2002
Lana Schupbach donated a kidney to her mother on February 20th, 2002
Eleventh anniversary:
Teddie Anderson was a non-directed kidney donor to Janet Grier on February 10th, 2003
Raoul Gomez, Jr., donated part of his liver to his father on February 27th, 2003
Tenth anniversary:
Rita Kocian, a living kidney donor to her mother in August 2000, died on February 12th, 2004
Joyce Trivett donated a kidney to a friend on February 13th, 2004
Chris Dickenson donated a kidney to her sister on February 24th, 2004
James Muscat donated a kidney to his brother-in-law on February 25th, 2004
Ninth anniversary:
Jaime L. Smith donated a kidney to her aunt on February 10th, 2005
Iris M. Saltiel donated a kidney to her sister on February 15th, 2005
Steve Natalie donated a kidney to a friend on February 22nd, 2005
Jeffrey Padilla donated a kidney to his brother-in-law on February 25th, 2005
Eighth anniversary:
Patrick Goldon donated a kidney to his sister on February 2nd, 2006
Linda Shaffer donated a kidney to her father on February 15th, 2006
Shannon Irwin donated a kidney to her father on February 20th, 2006
Corry Rausch donated a kidney to her daughter on February 28th, 2006
Seventh anniversary:
Audra Burgess donated a kidney to her sister-in-law on February 15th, 2007
Sixth anniversary:
Terry Brown donated a kidney to a friend's husband on February 8th, 2008
Sara Anderson donated a kidney to her Dad on February 14th, 2008
Maureen Corcoran donated a kidney to her cousin, Mary Jane DiPaolo, on February 19th, 2008
Fifth anniversary:
Nicole Skelly donated a kidney to her friend, Julie, on February 4th, 2009
Wendy Switzer donated a kidney to her hubby on February 18th, 2009
Fourth anniversary:
Stacy Rushton donated a kidney to her husband on February 3rd, 2010
Timothy Joyce donated a kidney to his sister, Mary Bridget Collins, on February, 8th, 2010
Ebony Vallance donated a kidney to her Dad on February 9th, 2010
Sandy Benning donated a kidney on February 10th, 2010
Neal Orsbon donated a kidney to his younger sister on February 12th, 2010
Patricia Childers donated a kidney to her brother-in-law, David Elrod, on February 12th, 2010
Ronda Peterson donated a kidney on February 15th, 2010
Todd Welden donated a kidney to Robbie Moore on February 17th, 2010
Cindy donated a kidney to her brother on February 22nd, 2010
Third anniversary:
Roger Ernest donated a kidney to his daughter's partner, Gary Bourton, on February 8th, 2011
Second anniversary:
Luis G. Rivera donated a kidney to his brother, Ruben A. Rivera, on February 17th, 2012
Julian Cook donated a kidney to a total stranger, Mary Tompkins, on February 20th, 2012
Morgan Bush donated a kidney to her brother, Scott Briggs, on February 21st, 2012
Lauri donated a kidney to a friend from high school on February 24th, 2012
Lauri Passeri donated a kidney to her friend, Kevin Beam, on February 24th, 2012
Jennifer MacIntyre made an unrelated kidney donation on February 28th, 2012
First anniversary:
Pauline donated a kidney to her spouse, Ken, on February 13th, 2013
Virginia Compton donated a kidney to her sister-in-law, Pam, on February 18th, 2013
Cori McManemon donated a kidney to Judy Mogel on February 19th, 2013
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