Dellett H. Lawson, 50, Ohio's first heart transplant patient, arrived home just 23 days after he received the heart of an Arkansas woman who died as the result of injuries in a traffic accident. Lawson is shown with his family, LTR: Cynthia Ann, 16; wife Leona; Howard Jr., 17; John, 22 and Debbie, 14.
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Dellett H. Lawson, 50, Ohio's first heart transplant patient, arrived home just 23 days after he received the heart of an Arkansas woman who died as the result of injuries in a traffic accident. Lawson is shown with his family, LTR: Cynthia Ann, 16; wife Leona; Howard Jr., 17; John, 22 and Debbie, 14.

United Press International · [ca. September 1968]

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[Information from item housing] Heart - Transplant

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