Sep 24, 2026 · 38 min · 14 segments
In this episode **Kiran Chawla** sits down with the family of George Edward Clement Jr. also known as “Dobe”, who is the oldest organ donor on record in the State of Louisiana. They discuss who he…
Kiran ChawlaHostDustyGuestI wanted to, I remember when Lopa reached out about, because they, again, reiterated over and over, like, not only what a big accomplishment it is for him, but also Lopa, right? They, it's, you know, an organization, nonprofit, where they are constantly encouraging, you know, people to register and the importance of it.
And I'm a registered organ, but I didn't really give it, like, a whole lot of thought until I was kind of facing it.
And, you know, I did some research, and I was like, you know, people need to register.
And I was like, I just want to scream it from the rooftops.
Like, I want people to know the impact that it can have on – a grieving family and the pride and joy that you get from it and the healing in a way but also screaming it from the rooftops and rejoicing that someone else can live because of your gift and so i wanted to come and talk to just bring awareness to it and just the importance of it and hopefully you know this reaches someone who's maybe on the fence or, you know, you mentioned at the beginning of the podcast, it's just as simple as putting it on your driver's license.
And it is really that simple.
But people don't.
I remember when I got my license, I wasn't asked.
necessarily like it goes by so quick you're like oh well am i registered am i right but that little check can easily be overlooked yeah and so you know urging people to just take your license out and look am i an organ donor well do i want to be one You know, how can I be proactive in making that happen? And so that's really the main reason I wanted to sit down and talk, because I just I think it's just a beautiful thing on both sides to and just the importance of it.
I wanted to, I remember when Lopa reached out about, because they, again, reiterated over and over, like, not only what a big accomplishment it is for him, but also Lopa, right? They, it's, you know, an organization, nonprofit, where they are constantly encouraging, you know, people to register and the importance of it.
And I'm a registered organ, but I didn't really give it, like, a whole lot of thought until I was kind of facing it.
And, you know, I did some research, and I was like, you know, people need to register.
And I was like, I just want to scream it from the rooftops.
Like, I want people to know the impact that it can have on – a grieving family and the pride and joy that you get from it and the healing in a way but also screaming it from the rooftops and rejoicing that someone else can live because of your gift and so i wanted to come and talk to just bring awareness to it and just the importance of it and hopefully you know this reaches someone who's maybe on the fence or, you know, you mentioned at the beginning of the podcast, it's just as simple as putting it on your driver's license.
And it is really that simple.
But people don't.
I remember when I got my license, I wasn't asked.
necessarily like it goes by so quick you're like oh well am i registered am i right but that little check can easily be overlooked yeah and so you know urging people to just take your license out and look am i an organ donor well do i want to be one You know, how can I be proactive in making that happen? And so that's really the main reason I wanted to sit down and talk, because I just I think it's just a beautiful thing on both sides to and just the importance of it.
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