LifeNet Health Celebrates Florida Organ and Tissue Donors During National Donate Life Month
15-year-old athlete gives the gift of hope through tissue donation
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ At just 15 years old, Tyler Spann already topped six feet tall, bringing exceptional talents to the world of sports including football, basketball and track. Tyler was a bright teenager, a beam of light in the lives of all who met him. During his family s 2018 summer vacation in Florida, Tyler was playing football on the beach when a riptide pulled him from shore. Tragically, he drowned before he could escape the strong current.
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“She is probably one of the most loving, kind, generous people that you will ever meet,” said Whitney Owens.
Angela Spann is a Lexington resident working to better her community and the people who live there, by turning a devastating situation into motivation to help others.
“The Tyler Spann foundation was started immediately after Tyler’s drowning in the riptide June 19, 2018,” explained Angela Spann.
Angela says the Lexington community donated money to help with expenses after her teenage son Tyler Spann drowned while the family was vacationing in Florida.
“Those funds were used to create a scholarship in Tyler’s name,” Spann said.