United Tissue Resources

12/14/2025

Wishing you all light and good health this holiday season. May your Hanukkah shine bright with happiness and peace.

11/27/2025

Today and every day, we give thanks for the gift of life made possible by the generosity of donors and donor families. 🧡

Register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at www.DonateLifeTexas.org and share this decision with your family and friends. 💙💚

11/13/2025

On World Kindness Day, we recognize the incredible kindness of registered donors, living donors and donor families in giving the gift of life and hope. 💙💚🌏

Register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor at www.DonateLifeTexas.org. and share it with your family and friends!

11/11/2025

11/07/2025

November is Eye Donation Month

UTR proudly joins in the effort to raise awareness about cornea donation and transplantation, to honor the gift of sight given by donors and their families. So far in 2025, donor heroes have allowed UTR to recover 24 corneas. We celebrate along with the recipients of these gifts, who will now be able to live their lives to the fullest.

Join us in spreading the word and helping to give the gift of sight! 💙💚

11/05/2025

UTR joins the Association for Multicultural Affairs in Transplantation, in proudly celebrating Native American Indian Heritage Month. We honor the resilience, generosity, and leadership of Native communities in donation and transplantation.

11/04/2025

🚴‍♂️ FIVE TEXAS STOPS. ONE MISSION.

From Canyon to Fredericksburg, the Lone Star Circle of Life Bike Tour is more than a ride- it’s a moving tribute to Texans who gave, received, and are still waiting on the gift of life.

Every day this week, riders pedal 100+ miles in honor of real people. Organ donors like Heath Bennett. Recipients like Samantha Gonzalez. Families like the Rochas, still telling their son’s story so others can live.

Today, the wheels stop in ALBILENE—where the community gathers at McMurry University to hear stories that remind us what matters: legacy, love, and second chances.

From tearful hugs to new connections, every stop has been unforgettable. And we’re just getting started.

TOUR SCHEDULE
✅ Nov 2 – Canyon
✅ Nov 3 – Lubbock
🟡 Nov 5 – Abilene [TODAY!] 3:30 PM, McMurry University (“Backyard”)
➡️ Nov 6 – San Angelo 2:15 PM Lake View High School, 900 E. 43 rd St.
➡️ Nov 8 – Fredericksburg 12:00 PM, Lady Bird Johnson Park, Pavilion #5, Lady Bird Dr

🔗 See the full schedule + honoree stories: www.lscol.com🚴‍♂️ FIVE TEXAS STOPS. ONE MISSION.

From Canyon to Fredericksburg, the Lone Star Circle of Life Bike Tour is more than a ride- it’s a moving tribute to Texans who gave, received, and are still waiting on the gift of life.

Every day this week, riders pedal 100+ miles in honor of real people. Organ donors like Heath Bennett. Recipients like Samantha Gonzalez. Families like the Rochas, still telling their son’s story so others can live.

Today, the wheels stop in Lubbock—where the community gathers at UMC to hear stories that remind us what matters: legacy, love, and second chances.

From tearful hugs to new connections, every stop has been unforgettable. And we’re just getting started.

TOUR SCHEDULE
✅ Nov 2 – Canyon
🟡 Nov 3 – Lubbock [TODAY!] 2:30 PM, University Medical Center, 602 Indiana
➡️Nov 5 – Abilene 3:30 PM, McMurry University (“Backyard”)
➡️ Nov 6 – San Angelo 2:15 PM Lake View High School, 900 E. 43 rd St.
➡️ Nov 8 – Fredericksburg 12:00 PM, Lady Bird Johnson Park, Pavilion #5, Lady Bird Dr

🔗 See the full schedule + honoree stories: www.lscol.com

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween! 🦇🎃 Don't hang around – register your decision to be an organ, eye and tissue donor today! 💙💚

10/28/2025

On Oct.18, UTR hosted the families of our donor heroes for our annual Donor Family Tribute. Linda and Peter Thune honored us by attending. Our heartfelt thanks go out to all of the families who allow us to complete our mission!

"I finally got it done! A donor quilt for United Tissue Resources/Lemuel Bradshaw, my inspiration in living, with a generous donation of fabric from Dr. Susan Penfied.

This is the first year I made the whole quilt myself; I usually sew the organ/tissue donor’s picture onto the quilts that are already made. But they filled up, so I got brave to make the entire quilt this time; I started quilting after Annie died as a way to hold my grief. There are pictures of loved ones I have already started adding, including Annie’s picture, on top.

Peter and I were so honored to attend the Donor Appreciation Luncheon, twenty-one stories high above Austin this year. What an honor to speak about our Annie to the many families there who shared our pain. I was overwhelmed by the love that filled the beautiful space. I know all of our beloved and dearly missed family members were there with us."

10/15/2025