The power to donate life

The Williamson Daily News | Rachel Dove-Baldwin

Submitted Photo Pictured is Ben Toler, 50, of Justice, who passed away in July of this year after suffering a heart attack. Toler’s family abided by his wish to be an organ and tissue donor, and have received information on a life that his gift directly affected, along with the possibility of many others who are expected to reap the same outcome.

JUSTICE - “Ever since he first made his driver’s license, Ben had himself listed as an organ and tissue donor. He was adamant about this wish and had sat and talked about it time after time through the years. It was what he wanted, this was his choice and we honored it,” commented April Toler Mullins, as she was speaking with the Daily News about her late brother, Benjamin.

Benjamin Toler, 50, of Justice, passed away on July 21st, 2012, after suffering a fatal heart attack. He is survived by his mother and eight siblings including Mingo County Chief Magistrate Dallas Toler, Mark Toler of TMK Securities and Mullins, who works as a registered nurse at the Williamson Memorial Hospital.

“We all knew what Ben wanted, our entire family is organ donors,” stated Magistrate Toler. “It wasn’t a decision that was ours to make, he had made it years ago.”

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