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Bryan Vail's gift
Diane Vail lost her son, Bryan, in December 2003 when he was killed in a
motor vehicle accident.
Twenty-four-year-old Henderson police officer Bryan Vail had told his
sister, Cristi Woodward, that his line of work could be dangerous. He told
her if he died, he wanted his organs to be donated in order to give someone
else a chance to live on.
After working a 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift on Dec. 17, Bryan Vail fell asleep
driving home to Longview and ran into the back of a tractor-trailer. He died
as a result of the crash.
But he lives on, in Don Kent, 68, of Irving who has his
heart; in Rick Fulce, 57, of Dumas who breaths with his lungs; and in Regina
Bailey, 24, of Malakoff and Michael Lobstein, 45, of Coleman, who each have
one of Bryan's kidneys.
He was a special 24
year-old, a special daddy, son, brother, uncle and friend.
Bryan — who has a small daughter, Madalyn, who turns 3 in June — took care
of his body by working out every day, drinking a gallon of water and
steering clear of drinks such as soda, his family said.
Fulce, who had been on a breathing ventilator for eight years, 24 hours a
day, said his doctor told him that Bryan's lungs were the healthiest pair he
had ever seen. Fulce now is without his ventilator.
Bailey had been on dialysis since Oct. 2001 and had waited a year before
doctors found that Bryan's kidney was a perfect match for her.
You could not have gotten a better heart, not just
emotionally, but physically.
This is evident in that even in death he continues to give life.
We love and miss you Bryan!
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