2004 FLOAT RIDERS

Our float riders were nominated by official partners of the Coalition on Donation float, including organ and tissue recovery organizations, research foundations and transplant centers nationwide. The riders range in age from 12 to 63 and hail from 10 states: California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Fifteen of the riders are transplant recipients and seven are donors or donor family members.

Patricia Abdullah, Glendale, CA

Brittney Andrews, Loveland, CO

Brent Axthelm, Chagrin Falls, OH

Darlene Aymerich, Akron, NY

Kari Barlament, Brillion, WI

Gene Battaly, Memphis, TN

Dionne Brown, Oxnard, CA

Carissa Carmichael, Murrieta, CA

Sara Castro, Pico Rivera, CA

Patricia Elizarraraz, Rowland Heights, CA

Eunice Gibson, Los Angeles, CA

Kathy Gibson, Clearwater, FL

Mike Jones, Los Angeles, CA

Chris Klug, Vail, CO

Barbara Lawrence, Miami, FL

Phat Mach, Westminster, CA

Sharon Maupin, Sierra Madre, CA

RADM Kenneth P. Moritsugu, MD, MPH, Honolulu, HI

Catalina M. ("Cathy") Perez, Whittier, CA

Patricia K. ("Pat") Perry, Beecher, IL

Gerald W. ("Jerry") Prose, Henderson, NV

Ryan Zinn, Columbus, OH