Annual Rose Parade honors local organ donor on floral float

PASADENA, Calif. (KFSN) -- In Pasadena, the yearly Rose Parade kicked disconnected the New Year with its beautifully decorated floral floats.

Each holds a peculiar story, particularly the One Legacy float, which has participated successful the parade for 22 years.

It's dedicated to those who person received oregon fixed the acquisition of beingness done organ donation.

Among the honorees this twelvemonth is Clovis section Sharon Komanapalli.

Caroline Komanapalli describes her girl Sharon arsenic afloat of beingness and laughter.

She was 28 years aged erstwhile she passed distant aft being admitted to the infirmary for breathing complications successful May of 2020..

"She could've had covid adjacent they think, oregon would person caught thing from the infirmary even," said David Komanapalli, Sharon's dad.

Many questions regarding Sharon's passing are unanswered.

Her parents accidental done the pain, they recovered comfortableness successful prayer.

They yet recovered the courageousness to marque the determination to donate her organs.

"It was truly hard to determine that.. But we, with God's help, were capable to marque it through. She fundamentally donated her heart, liver and 2 kidneys," explains Caroline.

Sharon saved the lives of 3 people, including a 17-year-old miss and an 18-year-old boy.

They are present young adults, who Sharon's household accidental they would similar to conscionable 1 day.

"That would beryllium our last go. That would beryllium bully to cognize they are doing good and we would go their household if they are consenting to bash that," expressed Caroline.

The household says Sharon was passionate, loved music, played 5 instruments, and was a large cook.

Her nonaccomplishment has near an emptiness successful their hearts forever.

But the lives she saved done her organ donation assistance punctual David and Caroline that their girl gave a large acquisition to those who received her organs and proceed to unrecorded successful her honor.

"I spot a large accomplishment that radical tin bash to widen the lives of others. It's much than medicine, you person the quality to springiness life," said David.

Sharon's Parents besides accidental decorating the interval has been a healing acquisition for their family, particularly those who were incapable to beryllium astatine her solemnisation of beingness owed to covid restrictions.''

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