RALEIGH, N.C. — The parents of a 21-year-old University of North Carolina student whose organs were donated after he died nearly four years ago were honored Saturday by Carolina Donor Services at a banquet dinner in Durham.
Their son, Jason Ray, played the popular, energetic mascot Ramses for the Tar Heels. He was hit by a car in March 2007 while on a trip to New Jersey for the NCAA Sweet 16 tournament.
"He made Ramses come alive," said his mother, Charlotte Ray. "When he put that suit on, he would just dance and jump."
Jason Ray was proud to wear the mascot costume in support of his school. He was also proud to check the organ donation box on his driver's license, Charlotte Ray said.
"He said, 'Please don't bury me with anything that would help somebody else,'" she said.So Charlotte and Emmitt Ray have made it their mission to keep their son's memory alive by promoting the importance of organ donation.
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