Snapshot: Clauson family holds annual Strut 2 Save Lives event
Dan Gerdes (left) of Auburn, Neb., and Dan Alexander (right) of Papillion, Neb., with Diana Clauson (middle), Bryan Clauson’s mom, at the June 30 Strut 2 Save Lives event at Dillon Park in Noblesville. Indiana Donor Network's and the Clauson family hosted the event to raise awareness for organ and tissue donation. Bryan Clauson died Aug. 7, 2016, after a crash at a midget car race in Kansas. Because he was an organ donor, his heart, lungs, kidneys and liver saved five lives. His tissue has the potential to enhance approximately 75 lives by 2026. Gerdes, who has suffered with Cystic Fibrosis since birth, received Clauson’s lungs, and Alexander received Clauson’s heart.