95-year-old Cecil Lockhart becomes oldest organ donor in U.S. history
May 11, 2021 / 4:45 AM / CBS News Blood and organ donor helping strangers
Cecil Lockhart, a 95-year-old, became the oldest organ donor in United States history after he died last week. Lockhart, of Welch, West Virginia died on May 4, and his liver was donated to a woman in her sixties, CBS Pittsburgh reports.
The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) President and CEO Susan Stuart said Monday that CORE is incredibly proud to have been able to make this historic organ donation possible. This landmark in the field of transplantation is just another example of CORE s pioneering legacy and commitment to innovation which, over the last 40 years, has given 6,000 people in the United States the opportunity to save more than 15,000 others as organ donors.
Cecil Lockhart, 95, died last week and his liver was donated to a woman in her sixties.
Cecil Lockhart leaves a remarkable legacy. The 95-year-old, who died on May 4 and gave his liver to a woman in her sixties, became the oldest organ donor in United States history, according to the Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE).
Lockhart, who hailed from Welch, West Virginia, was a proud coal miner who worked in the mines for more than 50 years, said his family. He also served as a corporal in the U.S. Army during World War II, according to KSBY6 News.
We are filled with pride and hope knowing that, even after a long, happy life, he is able to continue that legacy of generosity, Cecil s daughter, Sharon White, told CBS Pittsburg, who described her father as a very generous person.