Travis Hansen was a good, energetic 12-year-old boy. Behaving in goofy ways, he would always try to make people laugh. He had a love of the military and enjoyed watching "Band of Brothers." Riding his bike was his ticket to freedom. Unfortunately, he was struck and killed while riding to school in Sept. 2007. When he was declared brain dead, the decision to donate was easy, yet the means to the end and finality of it all made it so very difficult. "If I could prevent just one family from having to go through what I just did, Travis' death would not be meaningless," said his father, Stephen.

Travis's Story

Travis Hansen was a good, energetic 12-year-old boy. Behaving in goofy ways, he would always try to make his friends and strangers laugh. He had a love of the military and enjoyed watching "Band of Brothers" each week. In the same vein, he delighted in engaging others in the fantasy battles of tabletop Warhammer games, as well as video games Call of Duty and Battlefield 2.

Riding his bike was his ticket to freedom. Unfortunately, he was struck and killed while riding to school in Sept. 2007.

When he was declared brain dead, the decision to donate was easy, yet the means to the end and finality of it all made it so very difficult. "If I could prevent just one family from having to go through what I just did, Travis' death would not be meaningless," said his father, Stephen.

"When I received a letter a couple of years later through OneLegacy from a parent whose 11-year-old daughter was at death's door and was saved by part of Travis' liver, it was then when I felt really good about the decision to donate," said Stephen. "It was the only good thing to come out of the worst time in my life. I know I'll never have Travis back, but I take great comfort in knowing that four other families are living happier lives.".

Travis Hansen was a good, energetic 12-year-old boy. Behaving in goofy ways, he would always try to make people laugh. He had a love of the military and enjoyed watching "Band of Brothers." Riding his bike was his ticket to freedom. Unfortunately, he was struck and killed while riding to school in Sept. 2007. When he was declared brain dead, the decision to donate was easy, yet the means to the end and finality of it all made it so very difficult. "If I could prevent just one family from having to go through what I just did, Travis' death would not be meaningless," said his father, Stephen.