"It's hard losing Chad, but it's really comforting knowing that he is helping many people, not just one but several," said Jan Kolomalu, Chad's mom.
When Chad was 15 he jumped off the wall in Waikiki with some friends.
"He hit the surface wrong and he said he just went numb," explained Kolomalu.
He became a quadriplegic but with his family's love and support he lead a happy life and graduated high school. But unexpectedly earlier this month there were complications.
"It was very sudden he was fine in the morning when we left," said Kolomalu.
He died last Monday, January 9. He always knew he'd be an organ donor, given the fact that his dad and aunt both died of kidney failure before they were able to receive a transplant.
"We actually donated everything that we could. Anything that Chad could give we gave," said Kolomalu. "The hospital talked to us about organ donation and I had said yes absolutely that's what my son would have wanted."
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