From ESPN.com … the story of a remarkable young man, whose decision to donate his organs made a huge difference in many people’s lives. It’s a good story.
Charlotte was putting up a fight, but deep down she knew it was a waste of time. Her son wouldn’t budge. He never did. At 19, he had the maturity of someone twice his age. Though he worshiped his parents, he didn’t accept being told what to think. By anyone.It’s the reason he burned through Sunday school teachers like Dale Earnhardt burned through tires, the reason he was once suspended in junior high after questioning the authority of a teacher. Jason Ray accepted zero absolutes about the world in which he lived — he wanted to probe, research and discover the meanings of life for himself. And no one — Mom and Dad included — could change that.
“Mom, you’re crazy,” he told his disapproving mother. “If something happens to me and I have a heart that could help save someone’s life, then what good does it do to bury that heart in the ground? That doesn’t make any sense at all.”
It was tough to argue the point, so Charlotte moved on.
