Jan Legler loves talking about her son Bryan – how he lit up a room with his smile, his caring and compassionate nature, his love of hunting and fishing, and how he always helped others. His love of lending a hand was even evident after he took his own life in June of...

17-year-old Chris Persinger left behind a special gift after he died in a car accident. He donated his tissues and eyes, which helped 64 people improve their lives. Chris’ last tissue gift was given to his sister Caitlyn. The now 18-year-old Mukwonago resident and...

Cory and Kendra Rice of Menominee, Mich. have many special memories of their 3-year-old son Austin. One way they’ve honored his memory is by creating a quilt out of his clothing. “I couldn’t bring myself to get rid of his clothes. It was too hard,” says Kendra. So she...

When 3-year-old Josephine “Josie” Williquette died, she left behind her loving parents, Scott and Christine, and twin sister McKenzie. She also left a special gift for two other children—her heart valves. Following an acute asthma attack on Christmas Day 2008, Josie...

Jamie Wilson was a beautiful, warm and compassionate 21-year-old who was close to her family and kind to her coworkers. Growing up on a Wisconsin farm, she loved animals, hunting and bluegrass music. But according to her mother Kelly Wilson, Jamie constantly battled...

Jackie Pische knew that her son, Joshua Richards, had signed up to be an organ and tissue donor when he received his driver's license at age 16. "If you knew him at all, then you would know that this wasn't much of a decision for him. He was always one to give," said...

To Connie Schoechert, the orange dot on her driver’s license symbolized her pledge to donate organs. But years later, she learned first-hand that donation isn’t limited to the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver and pancreas. Special gifts she received after two workplace...