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Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Wisconsin Organ Donation Recognized at the Rose Bowl Parade

The Wisconsin Times

On March 22, 2007, my cousin, Jermiah Dosser died while sitting at a stoplight on his motorcycle, a truck hit him from behind and he was gone. Jermiah was just a few days short of his 25th birthday. Our entire family was devastated. Just a month before he passed Jermiah had told my aunt and uncle, Rick and Jody, that he’d like to be an organ donor and so they honored his wishes by donating his organs and tissue. 

 In 2010 Rick and Jody were asked to honor Jermiah and his gift of life by being part of the Rose Bowl Parade on the Donate Life float. Below is the video when they were decorating the float…

Read more and view video: http://thewisconsintimes.com/?p=263

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