Cecil Lockhart
WELCH, W.Va. â A West Virginia World War II veteran who died recently is the oldest recorded organ donor in United States history.
Cecil F. Lockhart of Welch was 95 years old when he passed away May 4 after a short illness. He served his country during World War II and contributed to his community by mining coal for more than 50 years, and his desire to serve others continued when his donated liver aided a 62-year-old woman.
The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) announced that Lockhartâs decision to help others after death made him the oldest recorded organ donor in U.S. history â a confirmed by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS).
World War II veteran from W.Va. becomes oldest organ donor
GREG JORDAN, Bluefield Daily Telegraph
May 15, 2021
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WELCH, W.Va. (AP) A World War II veteran who passed away recently has proven that it’s possible to keep helping others by giving the gift of life and becoming the oldest recorded organ donor in United States history.
Cecil F. Lockhart of Welch was 95 years old when he passed away May 4 after a short illness. He served his country during World War II and contributed to his community by mining coal for more than 50 years, and his desire to serve others continued when his donated liver aided a 62-year-old woman.
A 95-year-old man from West Virginia has become the oldest organ donor in United States history after he died last week.
Cecil Lockhart, of Welch, West Virginia died on May 4, and his liver was donated to a woman in her 60âs.
The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) announced the news in a statement.
âCORE is incredibly proud to have been able to make this historic organ donation possible,â said Susan Stuart, CORE president & CEO. âThis landmark in the field of transplantation is just another example of COREâs 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.â