‘He was giving one more gift’: Man, 98, believed to be oldest US organ donor

‘He was giving one more gift’: Man, 98, believed to be oldest US organ donor

Orville Allen, pictured hugging his great-grandson, is said to be the oldest American ever to donate an organ upon death (Linda Mitchelle via AP)

A 98-year-old man may be the oldest American to ever donate an organ, according to transplant organisations.

Orville Allen lived a lifetime of service, and when he died he had one last thing to give: his liver.

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