New England Donor Services floragraph of local organ donor to be featured on Tournament of Roses float
Finishing some details on a floragraph portrait of family member "Danno" Decoteau, a heart, liver, both kidneys, and tissue donor, whose portrait will be featured on a 2027 Tournament of Roses parade float, OneLegacy Donate Life, sponsored by NEDS, are his loved ones, from left, Kevin and Michele Decoteau, the father and mother of "Danno," along with the sisters of "Danno," Nikki and Crystal Decoteau. Photo by LORETTA JACKON
Heart recipient Gary Swain expresses his gratitude alongside the completed floragraph of organ donor "Danno" Decoteau, who was nominated by New England Donor Services to be honored on the OneLegacy Donate Life float in the Tournament of Roses parade. Completed by family members on Oct. 23, the floragraph will be shipped to California, where it will await the family's arrival to help decorate the float ahead of New Year's Day. Photo by LORETTA JACKON
"Danno" Decoteau, organ and tissues donor through approval of his family upon his sudden death in in 2021, is seen here at the height of his vitality as an Army veteran, family man and outdoorsman whose gifts of life, including his heart, liver, both kidneys, and tissue, helped others to have a second chance at life. Photo by LORETTA JACKON
Michele Decoteau, mother of organ donor "Danno" Decoteau, shares her pride at knowing that the donation of her son's heart, liver, both kidneys and tissue, upon his sudden death at age 39, was a move that saved the life of heart transplant recipient Gary Swain, of Warren, Maine, and helped many more. Courtesy photo MATT BOGER, NEDS
Gary Swain, a resident of Warren, Maine, and recipient of the heart donated among other organs and tissue by the family of "Danno" Decoteau upon his sudden death, caresses his chest as he thanks the Decoteau family for his gift of life. Photo by LORETTA JACKON
A floragraph portrait of local organ donor Danno Decoteau, an Army veteran of the Iraq War, father of four children, and an adventurous outdoorsman whose organs and tissue gave life to many others, including a heart transplant recipient on the verge of death, is scheduled for display on this OneLegacy Donate Life float at the Tournament of Roses parade. Photo by LORETTA JACKON
Kelley Green, New England Donor Services manager of aftercare services, thanks the family and friends of organ donor "Danno" Decoteau for his gifts of life at a portrait decorating event witnessed by a WMUR videographer and designed to complete an intricate floragraph of "Danno" that will be displayed with others aboard a NEDS-sponsored OneLegacy Donate Life float at the upcoming Tournament of Roses parade in California. Photo by LORETTA JACKON
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