INTRODUCING: The 2014 Donate Life Rose Float Floragraph Honorees

Donate Life Rose Float

Each year, the Donate Life float's memorial floragraphs honor deceased organ, eye and tissue donors nationwide. Through these artistic portraits â€" most of which are decorated by the honorees' family members â€" we honor them, their families, and donors everywhere.
Click on each photo to read their story.



Keegan Atley Adkins
Louisville, KY


Annie Rachel Ahern
Oklahoma City, OK


John Akers, Jr.
Rocky Mount, VA


Bryce Ian Autry
Bozeman, MT



Jeff Ballard
Mt. Sterling, KY


Jay Bennevell Banion
Harleysville, PA


Kaitlyn Berg
St. James, MN


Josiah David Berger
Franklin, TN



Kevin Ellis Boyles
Point Pleasant, WV


Garrett M. Brockway
Burlington, IA


Benjamin Bynum
Lithonia, GA


Teresa Lynn Cassavoy
Grand Blanc, MI



Angel Nathaniel Chacon
Pomona, CA


Christian Chamberlain
Atlanta, GA


Yo-Sam Choi
Seoul, Korea


Rita Cihak
Jackson, MN



Keegan Scott Clinger
Upper Sandusky, OH


Noah Michael Davis
Shawnee, KS


Theodore "Teddy" Blaine Deterding
White Heath, IL


Melissa Ditta
Morgan Hill, CA



Eitan James Djiji
Los Angeles, CA


Kevin Patrick Dobson
Buffalo, NY


Robyn Doiron
Houma, LA


Andrea Rae Dominguez
El Paso, TX



Michael Drozd
Mahwah, NJ


Christopher Thomas Duffy
Braintree, MA


Dr. Michael Edelstein
Cockeysville, MD


Andrew Endo
Chatsworth, CA



Carlos Garcia Escobedo
Van Nuys, CA


Julio Enrique
Buenano
Cooper City, FL


Jorge A. Fernandez
San Antonio, TX


Michael-Gene
Robert Futch
Melbourne, FL



Krysta Hankee
Germansville, PA


Evan J. Hauk
Lancaster, WI


Jesus Alejandro Hernandez
Los Angeles, CA


Cory Scott Horton
Cordova, TN



Mike James
Bowie, MD


Terence Kennedy
Timonium, MD


Jantz H. Kinzer Jr.
Oklahoma City, OK


Sean LaPersonerie
Copiaugue, NY



Nick Leath
Fountain Village, CA


Chin-Te Liao
Xiluo Township, Yunlin County, Taiwan (R.O.C.)


Adam Fletcher Lively
Kingsport, TN


Daisy A. Lobos
Lanham, MD



Ena "Po-Po" Lue
Mahwah, NJ


Darwin Mathwig
Arlington, MN


Elijah Cole McGinley
East End, AR


Leslie R. McLendon
Kansas City, MO



Marianne O'Quinn
Fullerton, CA


Jonathan E. Peter
Palm Coast, FL


India Kimberly Phillips
Solana Beach, CA


Travis James Rhodes
Morgan City, LA



Cheryl Lynn Denelli Righter
Williamstown, MA


Fernando Rivera
Phoenix, AZ


Gilbert Frank Rivera
East Los Angeles, CA


Dylan Anthony Rotellini
Fontana, CA



Jaidyn Kiara Rothermel
Bakersfield, CA


Richard Allen Ruble
Jasper, AL


Anthony "AJ" Salisbury
Maple Grove, MN


Joshua Christopher San Pedro
Alta Loma, CA



Tyson Lee Schreiber
Alsea, OR


Todd Semon
Norwood, NJ


Patrick Shillings
Los Angeles, CA


Robert Sills
Thornville, OH



Lareanz Simmons
Riverside, CA


Howard S. "Howie" Smith, M.D.
Delmar, NY


Jerry L. Spinks
Carlsbad, NM


Christine K. Springer
Trumansburg, NY



Kameron Shigeo Lanaki Steinhoff
Ewa Beach, HI


Patricia
Streich-McConnell
St. George, UT


Audrey Jade Hope Sullenger
Reno, NV


John Talbot
St. Louis, MO



Rex A. Tickles
Linwood, KS


Erich Richard Vogel
Costa Mesa, CA


Joshua Thomas Waleryszak
Seattle, WA


Joseph Keith Wallace
Manning, SC



Christopher Walters
Rancho Murieta, CA


Zachary Wildhaber
Beaufort, MO


Lindsey Denae Woodward
Sunland, CA


Noah C. Worthington
Terre Haute, IN



Paul John Young
Las Vegas, NV

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