Richard Taylor, UK Transplant : Life Story
“We were proud to agree to donating our son’s organs. It was the natural and right thing to do.”
John and Gaynor Taylor’s son Richard had lived life to the full, and they had no hesitation agreeing to their son giving others a future.
An internationally renowned in-line skater, Richard Taylor thrilled fans around the world, with his skill, energy and positive attitude.
Aged only 23, he had already achieved eight years as a professional skater. In 2004 he not only won the UK National In-Line Skating championships for the second year in a row, he also took the British Freestyle Skiing Big Air competition title in France, having started freestyle skiing just a few months before. Then, only a month after his skating double, he was critically injured while skating in his home town of Barry in South Wales, and was in a coma for five days before his death.
“His grandmother knew he had signed onto the Organ Donor Register, but we didn’t, although we’d discussed organ donation as a family when Richard was a teenager,” said Gaynor. “It is vital to talk about your wishes to your next of kin and it felt so good to know that he had made the effort to register.”
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December 26th, 2006 at 11:34 am
RIP
December 26th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
Realy good guy RIP Rich
December 26th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
i dont get it
December 26th, 2006 at 11:47 pm
There are not enough guys in rollin like him! RIP
December 27th, 2006 at 1:43 am
ive never seen you skate in videos or in prson but it sounds the your a good skater and a good person rip
February 12th, 2008 at 8:19 am
yo rip dawg,massive respect,n let this be a reminder to al of us who roll.That what we do is dangerous and life threatening.never underestimate what we do.IT CAN KILL YOU.SO WHEN YOU PLAN ON SPAZZING OUT DO IT WITH CONSIDERATION OF THE DANGERS THAT ARE POSSIBLE.THANKS.bless richards kind soul.out.
February 12th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
I LIVE IN BARY NEVER SK8ED WIV HIM BUT I SEEN HIM AROUND HE IS A INSPIRATION TO ME AND EVEY SKATER OUT THERE R.I.P