The late Daniel Ford, a former Glenside resident and graduate of La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, was featured by the Chestnut Hill Local for saving the lives of several people with serious medical issues through the donation of his organs.

Ford passed away at age 41 following a stroke last summer. He was placed on life support, and the family allowed him to die peacefully on September 7, 2024.

“This came out of nowhere,” Ford’s widow Jenn, a Springfield Township High School graduate and former Oreland resident, told the Local. “They never did determine a cause, but we were told there was a brain bleed. Dan was a little heavy, but he was healthy and strong. He did not smoke, drink or use drugs. He did make the decision to donate his tissues and organs after his death to those who needed them.”

Ford’s heart, lungs and kidneys provided lifesaving transplants to patients through NJ Sharing Network, a New Jersey-based nonprofit organization. He also donated his tissues, the Local said.

His donations may save eight lives and enhance the lives of over 75 others, NJ Sharing Network told Jenn.

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Photo: NJ Sharing Network via Chestnut Hill Local