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Nebraska World War II veteran becomes oldest organ donor
Source: Omaha World Herald
Julie Anderson Mar 8, 2026 Updated 4 hrs ago
When a representative from Live On Nebraska initially approached Roger Steele and his family to propose that his father, Dale, a World War II veteran, donate his liver, he was surprised, even a bit amused.
"My initial response was, 'He's over 100 years old,'" Steele recalled.
But the representative assured the family that age, in the case of Dale Steele's liver, was just a number. A recipient needed a liver. And the family knew that Steele, while a man of few words, would have said yes, if it could help someone else.
"The consensus was just almost immediately, sure, of course," Roger Steele said.
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