Margaret Kasunic, Linda and Allen Schneider, of Greenfield, Wisc., and Tom Kasunic pose for a portrait at the Kasunics' home on Friday in Jefferson Township. The two families were meeting for the first time, after Allen received a kidney donation from the Kasunics' late daughter, Sarah. Joseph Ressler/Butler Eagle

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JEFFERSON TWP — With nursing as her chosen profession, Sarah Kasunic dedicated her life to giving to people.

Even after her death.

Allen Schneider, 58, of Greenfield, Wisc., will attest to that.

“Sarah was a strong person, very independent,” her father, Tom Kasunic said. “She was an extremely caring person. It was her idea to sign up for organ donation.”

Sarah, a Knoch High School and Butler County Community College graduate, lost her life at age 23 three years ago in Tennessee when she was struck by a motor vehicle. Being an organ donor, she wound up affecting numerous other lives in a positive way.

“We were told 30 of her organs were sent out,” Kasunic said. “A 10-year-old in Michigan received her heart. Another 10-year-old in Tennessee received her liver. We don’t know much else ... You’re not given any names or anything.”

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