Lone Star Circle of Life Bike Tour

Local Events: Crockett

Day 2:

Sunday, October 4, 2009
Bryan/College Station to Crockett

The Lone Star Circle of Life team will leave the La Salle hotel in Bryan at 7:30 a.m. for Crockett. They will arrive in Crockett at approximately 5:30 p.m.

On Monday morning, October 5 at 8:00, the team will ride to the main square in Crockett to station KIVY, 102 South Fifth Street where they will talk with Joanne Warner about the mission of the Lone Star Circle of Life Bike Tour.

The community is invited to come to the square that morning and meet the team and sign a special t-shirt that will be presented to the title honoree family.

Event Coordinator

For more information, contact:

Janie Malone
Carter Bloodcare
815 S. Baxter St.
Tyler, TX 75701
Phone: 903-535-5409

Day Riders

Michael Burgamy - "My daughter Emma died from a blood infection and was also on the donor list to receive a liver. She had a rare syndrome called Alagille Syndrome. I would like to ride as a memorial to her and to raise awareness in general."

Tim Dixon - Tim is a past Lone Star Circle of Life team member and an advocate for donation.

For information about being a day rider, please contact the local event coordinator listed above.

Honorees

Brian Brasseaux – Organ and Tissue Donor
Brian Brasseaux was a loving husband, father, brother and friend. Married to his high-school sweetheart, Christine, for 17 years, they shared a love that a lot of people never have the opportunity to experience. Unfortunately, their life together ended abruptly on November 4, 2007.

Brian and Christine met while still in high school and married several years later. They settled down in Sugar Land, Texas and had four wonderful children, Trey, James, Erin and Kelly. Their four-bedroom house was busting at the seams. Brian was a very caring, loyal person who loved life and lived it to the fullest. He believed in helping the underdog and giving people a chance. He was a gifted athlete who excelled in all sports and even had the New York Mets look at him for baseball. There was a history of heart disease in Brian’s family. Christine and Brian recognized the family history and would discuss it and pay particular attention to diet and exercise.

On November 4, 2007, Brian went out for a bike ride. It was time for dinner and Christine has sent their oldest son, Trey, to call Brian in. Trey found his father lying on the ground at the front door and came to tell Christine something was wrong. Christine started CPR, but Brian did not make it.

The Brasseaux family was devastated. They had lost their fabulous father and Christine had lost the love of her life. Christine knew immediately that Brian would want to give his organs to anyone who might need them. That decision was easy. Christine was asked to donate his eyes, his skin and even his heart. In true Aggie spirit, the last thing they asked Christine for was Brian’s thumb. Christine’s response was “of course you can have the Aggie thumb!” The Brasseaux’s are blessed to have each other and are thankful that Brian was in their life for as long as he was. Christine knows her life is better for having known him and loved him. Her focus is now on their children and raising them to be as caring, loving, loyal and decent as their father was.

Harley Martin – Blood Recipient
An avid skater and animal lover, Harley Martin was living the life of an average 14-year-old boy when his mother, Joy Martin, noticed severe bruising throughout his body. Joy took Harley to the emergency room where doctor’s diagnosed her son with T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, the most common form of childhood leukemia. Not knowing it was a form of cancer, Joy was relieved until doctor’s explained the seriousness of the condition.

Harley was sent over to Texas Children’s Hospital where he spent the next two weeks receiving several units of blood and treatment. Joy and her family were devastated but maintained that it was their faith that would get them through this difficult time. “God is it at every turn and He has been at Harley’s side the entire time,” she says.

To return the life-saving gift other donors so generously gave Harley, the Martin family along with their church, Harvest Church in Crockett, held a replenishment blood drive. The drive helped save more than 60 lives.

Additional honorees for the local events will be announced soon. Please visit again.

Local Sponsors

For information on becoming a local sponsor, contact the local event coordinator.

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