DL Life Logo June 7, 2013 - - - - 118,466 AMERICANS ARE CANDIDATES ON THE UNOS TRANSPLANT WAIT LIST DL Life Logo 96,868 waiting for a kidney DL Life Logo 15,776 wait-listed for a liver DL Life Logo 1,1865 waiting for a pancreasDL Life Logo 2,097 needing a Kidney-PancreasDL Life Logo 3,515 waiting for a life-saving heartDL Life Logo 1,662 waiting for a lungDL Life Logo 46 waiting for a heart-lungDL Life Logo 267 waiting for small bowelDL Life Logo One organ donor has the opportunity to save up to 8 lives DL Life Logo One tissue donor has the opportunity to save and -or enhance the lives of 50 or more individuals DL Life Logo You have the power to SAVE Lives by becoming an organ, eye and tissue donor, so what are you waiting for? To learn how to register click HEREDL Life Logo

Friday, December 3, 2010

Family of boy who committed suicide in classroom full of students donates his organs, Marinette, Wisconsin

MARINETTE, Wis. (AP) — The family of the teenager who took his own life after holding his high school classmates hostage in Marinette has donated the boy's organs.

Sam Hengel's family members issued a statement that says they're grateful for the support from friends, family and even complete strangers. The family says there's comfort in knowing the organs will benefit many individuals and that those prayers have been answered.

Police say they may never know what motivated the 15-year-old boy to hold about two dozen classmates and a teacher hostage this week and then commit suicide. He was a good student and enjoyed Boy Scouts and Taekwondo. A hunting and fishing enthusiast, he had a lot of friends and police don't believe he was bullied.

video

No comments: