The Dignity Memorial® Network Honors Five Individuals

The Vindicator
Who Gave the Gift of Life Through Organ, Eye and Tissue Donation
Five Floragraphs to appear on Donate Life Float in 124th Rose Parade®


HOUSTON â€" (November 5, 2012) â€" Ben Breedlove was a teenager from Austin, Texas who lived his life to the fullest and found great joy in helping others. He captured his messages of hope in YouTube videos that have been viewed by thousands of people around the world.

On Christmas day 2011, at the young age of 18, Ben passed away from complications of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), an abnormal thickening of the heart’s walls. His family’s decision to donate his organs was not a difficult one, as they knew Ben would have wanted to continue helping and inspiring others. Ben Breedlove is just one of five individuals being honored by the Dignity Memorial® network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers for giving the greatest gift of all…the gift of life.

In addition to Ben Breedlove, Danny Bost of Winston Salem, North Carolina; Dale Alan Covington of Santa Fe Springs, California; Anthony Ray Alvarez, Jr., of Eastvale, California; and Alexis “Lexi” Scanlin of Las Vegas, will be memorialized with floragraphsâ€"portraits made of floral and natural materialsâ€"to be decorated by family and friends in December and featured on the Donate Life float entry in the 124th Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2013 in Pasadena, Calif.

“It is a privilege for us to be able to honor these five individuals who meant so much to their family and friends and who were able to significantly impact the lives of those with the greatest need,” said Phil Jacobs, spokesperson for the Dignity Memorial provider network. “Working in the funeral industry, we believe in the importance of memorializing loved ones and this is a wonderful opportunity to pay tribute to Ben, Danny, Dale, Anthony, Lexi and Danny and the gift of life they gave to others.”
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