Tuesday night, Jason Uhrin and his fiancee, Sydney Campbell, were crossing 82nd Street in front of the Lakeshore Apartments when they were struck by an SUV. Both were taken to St. Vincent Hospital.
Don Uhrin got word that his son had been critically injured when hospital officials contacted him
on his cell phone late Tuesday. He went immediately to his son's bedside in the intensive care unit.
When doctors informed Don and his family that it was highly unlikely Jason would recover from his injuries, Don remembered that his son had chosen to become an organ donor when he had applied for his driver's license.
"I explained to him then, ‘If you ever passed away, you would have an opportunity at the loss of your life to perhaps save other people's lives by letting them take your organs and use them to save someone else's life. You'll need to answer yes or no. That's a personal decision you need to make,’” Don Uhrin recalled. “And he said, ‘There's nothing to think about. The answer is yes.’"
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