Including Gifts of Organ and Tissue Donation in an Obituary
Sample language for including organ and tissue donation in your loved one’s obituary.
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As you draft your loved one’s obituary, below are sample statements to consider to celebrate their final act of generosity.
Sample Copy for Donor Obituaries
- In keeping with [name]’s loving and generous spirit, it was [his/her] decision to donate life so that others may live.
- [He/she] was known as a giving person and even in death, [his/her] giving continues as [his/her] donation of tissues will touch the lives of as many as 75 people.
- [name] gave the gift of life through organ and tissue donation.
- [His/her] organs have restored life’s promise for many families.
- Honoring [his/her] generous wish, the gift of life was shared with many people in need through organ and tissue donation.
- [name] gave in death as [he/she] gave in life; [he/she] was an organ and tissue donor.
- [name]’s final act of kindness was to give the gift of life through organ and tissue donation.
- [name] donated [his/her] heart valves to help other babies in need.
- The family requests that donations in [name]’s memory be directed to LifeSource, 2225 West River Road North, Minneapolis, MN 55411 or online here.