Royal Oak Tales: Daughter & Dad
The Greatest Gift: Part Two
The Gift of Life is a non-profit organization that coordinates organ and tissue transplants in Michigan.
Lynn Parker, a wife and mother of four children who worked at Beaumont Hospital, knew very little about The Gift of Life organization in the early summer of 2007. She was cleaning out the school records of her son Tim, who had just graduated from Troy Athens, when she noticed instructions on how to be an organ donor by registering on-line. She set it aside. Lynn had a brief conversation with Tim about it and both agreed it was a good idea. "After all that happened, I just don't believe in coincidences anymore," Lynn told me. What happened, was the worst parental nightmare. Tim, who was employed for the summer at a pizzeria, went out to party with co-workers before heading to college in the fall. He didn't return from the party. He was the…
Gerry Boylan
8:52 pm on Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Thank you so much for your comment. These stories are very inspirational and enriching and by sharing, I know many have been touched by the ultimate generosity. Thank you! more ›