Local doctor to celebrate organ donations at Rose Bowl parade

By Kelley Luckstein

A local doctor is getting ready to take his seat on a float in the 2012 Rose Bowl parade. On Sunday, WEAU 13 News caught up with the man who’s celebrating the gift of life through organ donation. For Dr. Jim Haemmerle, donating an organ was all about timing. “It just seemed like the right thing to do at the state of my life. I was aware of how many people need transplants,” Dr. Haemmerle said.