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James and Mary Ellen Bonnar James M. Bonnar became an eye donor upon his passing on July 25, 2004. Mr. Bonnar was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, and later moved to the United States, earning a degree at Buffalo State College and working at Multisorb Technologies and at Adelphia. This remembrance was shared by his wife, Mary Ellen Bonnar. My husband Jim was such a wonderful son, husband, father and friend. Although we never had that conversation about organ donation, I knew

What is a hero? A hero is a person who is admired for their brave deeds, special strengths, intelligence, courage, and abilities. A hero must be strong, smart, brave, and able to do what’s right no matter what the sacrifice to himself would be. I’d like to introduce our hero, Christopher Tarrant, to you. Chris was born, raised, and proudly called Western NY home. His mother, from Germany, and his father from Buffalo, raised Chris in a bilingual household where he spoke Ge