95-year-old becames the oldest organ donor in US history

A woman who is recovering from a liver transplant not only has a new lifesaving organ, but one that made history.

That's thanks to Cecil Lockhart from Welch, West Virginia, who died at age 95 on May 4, making him the oldest organ donor in United States history, CNN reports, citing the Center for Organ Recovery & Education, which coordinated the recovery of the liver.

The previous record for the oldest donor was a 93-year-old, according to press release from the United Network for Organ Sharing.

"CORE is incredibly proud to have been able to make this historic organ donation possible," said CORE President & CEO Susan Stuart, in the release. "This landmark in the field of transplantation is just another example of CORE's pioneering legacy and commitment to innovation, which, over the last 40 years, has given 6,000 people in the United States the opportunity to save more than 15,000 others as organ donors."