Donor Alliance Sponsors Brother of Organ and Tissue Donor to Ride the Donate Life Rose Parade Float on New Year's Day

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Peter Lang of Colorado will celebrate his sister's legacy on a national stage at 2013 Tournament of Roses Parade®

DENVER, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Donor Alliance, the federally-designated, non-profit organ procurement organization and American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) accredited tissue bank serving Colorado and most of Wyoming today announced its sponsorship of a float rider from Colorado aboard the annual Donate Life float in the Tournament of Roses Parade®. Peter Lang of Golden was just 16-years-old when his sister Perri Lang lost her life following a car accident, becoming an organ and tissue donor. After experiencing the hope and seeing the amazing promise her gifts made possible for others, Peter has become an advocate for the cause of organ and tissue donation. On January 1st, Peter will join 31 other riders from around the country on the Donate Life float, now in its tenth year, in a tribute to the millions of people touched by organ, eye and tissue donation. Peter will ride the float in memory of his sister.

Perri was a strong-willed, spirited 20-year-old with beautiful blue eyes and an unforgettable smile. She played softball starting at a very young age and became a reliable centerfielder on a team she loved. Perri was attending a local cosmetology school with the intent of beginning her chosen career, when a tragic car accident ended her life.

"Just as I could not have imagined my life without Perri in it, I also could not have imagined being faced with the decisions that would need to be made in the final hours of her life," said Peter, now 18-years-old. Because Perri was a registered organ and tissue donor, Peter and his family were aware of her decision to be a donor at the time of her death.

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