Anniversaries memorialized on our Living Donors Online calendar for August 2024

[Clark]

This month, as every month, we remember gifts of life given in the past with those who have chosen to share them! You can see them yourself, or add yours, at https://livingdonorsonline.org/donor-experiences/donation-anniversaries/.

Happy 30th to Donna, 20th to Carolyn, Ana, Jennifer, Michelle, Alfonso, Jayne, and Amber, 10th to Joshua and Corey, and a very happy first anniversary to Karen!

There’s much to celebrate with so many. There are hints of the hard truths we all must consider. Best wishes to all. Thank you for doing your part to make this a world where folks are more likely to say, “Yes, I’ll help.”

Sixty-seventh anniversary:
Theodore Charles Lombard donated a kidney to his daughter on August 30th, 1967

Forty-fourth anniversary:
Julie Edmonds donated a kidney to her sister, Susan Martin, on August 21st, 1980

Thirty-second anniversary:
Patrick M. Emmett donated a kidney to his ex-wife on August 28th, 1992

Thirtieth anniversary:
Donna Luebke donated a kidney to her sister on August 26th, 1994

Twenty-sixth anniversary:
Michael McGhee donated a kidney to his son, Michael, on August 25th, 1998

Twenty-fifth anniversary:
Lisa Weisenberger donated a kidney to her brother, Chad, on August 5th, 1999

Twenty-fourth anniversary:
Rita Kocian (deceased 2/12/04) donated a kidney to her mother in August, 2000
Ellen donated part of her liver to her cousin on August 8th, 2000
Laurie donated part of her liver to her cousin on August 8th, 2000
Walter E Kitter donated a kidney to his friend, Roger Kohlhoff, on August 21st, 2000
Myron Thirtle donated a kidney to his father on August 31st, 2000.  His father survived 10 years until succumbing to cancer in 2010

Twenty-third anniversary:
Katherine Coe donated a kidney to a friend on August 8th, 2001

Twenty-second anniversary:
Kristin Barnes donated part of her liver to her father on August 29th, 2002

Twenty-first anniversary:
Chuck Swartout donated part of his liver to his stepsister on August 5th, 2003
Julie donated a kidney to her brother on August 20th, 2003
Bruce Dobben donated a kidney to a friend on August 27th, 2003
Kevin Rodgers donated a kidney to a friend on August 29th, 2003

Twentieth anniversary:
Carolyn Ambrose donated a kidney to her husband on August 4th, 2004
Ana Mora donated a kidney to her cousin on August 7th, 2004
Jennifer Leigh McGuinn donated a kidney to her father on August 10th, 2004
Michele Moeller donated a kidney and bone marrow to an unrelated person she found on LDO! on August 10th, 2004
Alfonso Gaspar became a bone marrow donor to a young child on August 12th, 2004
Jayne Kavanagh donated bone marrow to an internationally matched recipient on August 12th, 2004
Amber D. Murray donated a kidney to her brother on August 17th, 2004

Nineteenth anniversary:
Amber Allen donated a kidney to her cousin on August 9th, 2005
Amber Billings donated a kidney to her cousin on August 10th, 2005
Janet Saulter-Hemmer donated a kidney to her friend, Jim Morgenland, on August 18th, 2005

Eighteenth anniversary:
Jennifer donated a kidney to her father on August 1st, 2006
Ruth Spang donated a kidney to her father, James, on August 3rd, 2006
Lana J. James donated a kidney to her cousin on August 30th, 2006

Seventeenth anniversary:
Tammy Pigion donated part of her liver to her son on August 2nd, 2007
Melanie Hubbard donated a kidney to her friend, Dale Nix, on August 10th, 2007
Amy Covert donated a kidney to a friend on August 15th, 2007
Marsha Moran donated a kidney to her spouse, James, on August 15th, 2007
Matthew Lynette donated a kidney to his brother, Andrew, on August 15th, 2007
Katherine Howe donated part of her liver to her husband, David, on August 20th, 2007

Sixteenth anniversary:
Melissa Swanson donated a kidney to a stranger met on LDO on August 5th, 2008
Marybeth Marshall donated a kidney to her brother on August 12th, 2008
John Tran donated part of his liver to his wife, Christine, on August 14th, 2008
Lonnie Howell donated a kidney to a stranger who had become a close friend by the time of donation on August 19th, 2008
Kayla Asher donated a kidney to her cousin, Julie Mitchell, on August 20th, 2008
Dominion Giventer gave part of his liver to his 1 year old nephew on August 29th, 2008

Fifteenth anniversary:
Marian Mamayek donated a kidney to her friend, Sharlene Bender, on August 6th, 2009
Tania Eggleston donated a kidney to her Dad on August 11th, 2009
Carleen Dickerson donated a kidney to her cousin on August 12th, 2009
Patricia Roussin donated a kidney to Anthony Lopez, an unrelated person, on August 12th, 2009
Rabbi Ephraim Simon donated a kidney to a stranger on August 13th, 2009
Lessa Ennis donated a kidney to an unrelated person, Lee Kingery, on August 25th, 2009
Patti Bartlett donated a kidney to her brother, Mark Manwar, on August 26th, 2009

Fourteenth anniversary:
Samantha Perouty donated her left kidney to her uncle on August 2nd, 2010
Stacie Brane donated a kidney to her sister, Kristie Goade, on August 12th, 2010

Thirteenth anniversary:
Avis Lynch donated a kidney to her mother, Winnetta F. Guthrie, on August 10th, 2011
John made a non-directed kidney donation on August 11th, 2011
Rick made a non-directed kidney donation that started an open chain with 17 donor-recipient pairs so far on August 15th, 2011
David Lieu donated a kidney to his twin brother, Michael, on August 23rd, 2011
Jodi Dykstra donated a kidney to her father on August 23rd, 2011
Melinda Stern donated a kidney to her sister, Kristine Brenneman on August 31st, 2011

Twelfth anniversary:
Cathy May donated a kidney to her friend, Amy Gray Light, on August 16th, 2012
Jennifer Ross made a non-directed kidney donation on August 16th, 2012
Jeannette Myers-Whitney donated a kidney to a stranger on August 23rd, 2012, as a paired donation to benefit her husband, Rod
Kim Merrell made an anonymous, non-directed kidney donation on August 30th, 2012

Eleventh anniversary:
Margaret Koppelman donated a kidney on August 7th, 2013
Linda donated a kidney to Priscilla's mom, Karen, on August 16th, 2013

Tenth anniversary:
Joshua Davies donated a kidney anonymously on August 8th, 2014
Corey Zaretsky donated a kidney to his brother, Matthew, on August 14th, 2014

Ninth anniversary:
Elle Gillum donated part of her liver to her dad, Dean Toney, on August 12th, 2015

Eighth anniversary:
Diana Castillo donated a kidney to her friend, German Alech, on August 31st, 2016

Sixth anniversary:
Danielle DiMartino donated a kidney to a stranger on August 2nd, 2018
Kelly Thoele donated a kidney to Minh Le, the fiancé of a former employee on August 23rd, 2018

Fourth anniversary:
Annette donated a kidney to Hailey, her future daughter-in-law, on August 22, 2020

First anniversary:
Karen Jones made a non-directed kidney donation on August 16th, 2023