"The moment that we first heard Paul's heart beating in Pat's chest was something that we will never forget," says Jim Natzke, Paul Natzke's dad. "We knew it would be an emotional moment, but it was also unbelievably powerful to hear his heart beat on."

Jim; Kathie Natzke, Paul's mom; and his sister Paige made the decision to donate his organs while he was in the hospital.

"We were at the awful point where we knew Paul was gone, but we were given the chance to maybe turn that into something good for someone else," says Kathie. "Of course, we didn't know who or exactly what could be used,...