The parents of a Nebraska boy who was tragically killed by an alligator during 2016 family trip to Disney World have launched an organ transplant program in his honor. Matt and Melissa Graves announced the Lane Thomas Foundation initiative on Wednesday, in conjunction with Nebraska Medicine and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center. “Melissa and I created the foundation in honor of our beautiful boy, Lane, in order to do something positive for other families” Matt Graves said in a news conference, according to WOWT. Graves said that he promised his son after his death that he would turn the family’s tragedy into good for others. “It allows parents to just be parents and take care of their sick child,” Dr. Alan Langnas, transplant coordinator at Nebraska Medicine, said.

Source: Fox News September 27, 2017 17:26 UTC