2019 Sandy Pekrul

Name:                                     Sandy Pekrul

Type of Donation:             Organ, tissue and cornea donor

Age and Location:             Age 42 – Enid, OK

Donation Date:                   04/1/2001

Sponsor:                                Honored by LifeShare of OK

SANDY’S STORY

Sandy Pekrul, of Enid, Oklahoma, had a huge heart. She would act on an impulse of kindness to make sure everyone she cared for knew they were loved by her, and would spoil her friends and family with every chance she had. She could always be found wearing a smile and flashing her beautiful blue eyes.

She enjoyed helping with community events and loved volunteering her time to help others. She loved going to church and singing in her church choir every Sunday. Sandy adored her yellow lab puppy, Lucy, and went on walks around the neighborhood often.

She enjoyed having people over and hosting parties. Sandy would often tell very bad jokes which everyone laughed at because of her contagious laugh. She was someone that everyone enjoyed being around and always welcomed friends and family with big, open arms.

Sandy cherished every moment with her children, Adam and Angela, and was involved in every school and afterschool activity for them. She would sometimes bring her kids to work with her when she worked at a local TV station, allowing her kids to help host one of the shows. On their birthdays, Sandy would get so much joy out of surprising her kids with the house decorated in balloons and streamers.

She wanted to be friends with her children, before being a mom. She was protective of her kids and constantly wanted to know what was going on in their life, and would often embarrass her kids in front of their friends.

After an unexpected and tragic event, Sandy did not survive. She was a registered organ donor, and had discussed donation with her family. Her generous spirit in life continued through the powerful gift of organ donation.  One of her lifesaving gifts went to Mike McClellin, Donate Life float rider, who honors Sandy through his actions every day. Through Mike’s interactions with Sandy’s family, he is able to remind them of her generosity.