Meet the 2013 Donate Life Rose Float Floragraph Honorees

Donate Life Float

Each year, the floragraphs adorning the Donate Life Rose Parade Float honor deceased organ, eye and tissue donors nationwide. Through these memorial portraits -- most of which are decorated by the honorees' family members -- we offer a tribute to them, their families, and donors everywhere.

How are floragraph honorees selected?
Click on floragraph honorees photo to read their story.
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Anthony Ray
Alvarez Jr.
Eastvale, CA


Gabriel Barajas
Los Angeles, CA


Eric James Barlament
Brillion, WI


Robert H. Barrentine
San Antonio, TX



George Becker
Lincoln, CA


Maraleius Birdsong
North Charleston, SC


Nicholas John Bogie
Groton, VT


Danny L. Bost
Winston-Salem, NC



Matthew E. Bowers
El Monte, CA


Ben Breedlove
Austin, TX


Brittany Nicole Cail
Torrance, CA


Brian Scott Campbell
Newport Beach, CA



Elliot Carbajal
Arlington, WA


Andrea Renae Cleveland
Corsica, SD


Ryan Joseph Converse
Watertown, NY


Shelby Cooper
Lucas, OH



Dale Alan Covington
Santa Fe Springs, CA


Lexie Davis
Memphis, TN


Salustiano De Jesus
Santiago,
Dominican Republic


Mary Frances DeFerrari
Lafayette, CA



Alfredo G. Diaz
Ontario, CA


Jason Michael Dodds
Encinitas, CA


Michael S.
Doherty Jr.
Boxford, MA


Jesus Fernandez
Santa Ana, CA



Carissa Foushee
Paynerville, KY


David Lee Fox
El Dorado, AR


Mary Jo Gase
Cedar Rapids, IA


James (Jimmy) E. Ginter
Mt. Sterling, KY



Jorge A. Gonzalez
Miami, FL


Jeremy Henwood
San Diego, CA


Christopher Hershberger
Greenville, PA


Quinn Alec Hoover
Hagerstown, MD



Troy Andrew Jensen
Forest Lake, MN


Jason Jiaa
Livingston, NJ


Kristen Joe
Detroit, MI


Michael N. Kallal
Jerseyville, IL



Zackary Tyler Kallem
Sherwood, OR


Terence Kennedy
Baltimore, MD


Dalton Chase Lawyer
College Station, TX


Elizabeth Logelin
Minnetonka, MN



Deanna Mauer
Fountain Valley, CA


Todd Davis Miller
Springfield, VA


Jaret Toshiro Minami
Torrance, CA


Landon James Cole Mitchell
Solomon, KS



Corina Marie Murrieta
Colton, CA


Elijah Nabua
Corona, CA


David Martin
Nelson Jr.
Philadelphia, PA


Molly Noble
Sacramento, CA



Robert A. Novak, Jr.
Deep River, CT


John Nuñez
Albuquerque, NM


Tyler Plummer
Dickinson, ND


Tony Radulescu
Port Orchard, WA



Joshua Keith Robertson
Bakersfield, CA


David H. Rodriguez
Baldwin Park, CA


Scott Santana
Placerville, CA


Alexis Lucia Scanlin
Orlando, FL



Evin Joel Shoap
Fairfax, VA


Holland Dru Shoemake
Petal, MS


Johalan Antonio Sinohui
Chandler, AZ


Justin D. Sollohub
Jacksonville, AL



Jessie Starnes
Chattanooga, TN


Mark Starr, MD
Thousand Oaks, CA


Taylor Storch
Coppell, TX


Fabian A. Trujillo
Las Vegas, NM



Darlene M. Uecker
Webster, WI


Delany Alexandra Van Wert
Niskayuna, NY


Sandra Mariana Velazquez
Orange, CA


Ryan Robert Viator
Lafayette, LA



Thomas Walls
Evansville, IN


Ryan Lee Webster
Waco, TX


Quinn Vittorio Wilde
Bryan, OH


Maegan Ariana Yeakley
Oklahoma City, OK

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