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SPRING SUMMER 2016
gift of life Board of Directors of Gift of Life Transplant House Rename 705 House
Gift of Life Transplant House A Home That Helps And Heals
Gift of Life Transplant House the “Edward and Jayne Pompeian Home” The Board of Directors of Gift of Life Transplant House has renamed the home located at 705 Second Street SW to Gift of Life Transplant House: Edward and Jayne Pompeian Home. Edward (Ed) along with his mother, Helen, his sister and nephew moved to Rochester in 1972 so Ed could have a kidney transplant. In 1973, Ed received his first Edward and Jayne Pompeian kidney transplant from his mother and a second kidney transplant in 2004 from his son. Ed married Jayne Diercks in September of 1980. Ed founded Gift of Life Transplant House in 1984. His vision and mission was to provide Mayo Clinic transplant patients with high-quality affordable accommodations in a supportive homelike environment. In 1995, the Dr. E. Starr Judd House at 705 2nd Street SW was purchased and expanded to 32 rooms. In 2000 because of a generous gift from Norman L. Gillette Jr, Gift of Life Transplant House was able to expand again. Now the 705 House provides 48 rooms for guests and
caregivers. What started in 1984 as an eight bedroom home on West Center Street, has grown into 84 rooms at two locations on Second Street SW. It is our honor to rename the home located at 705 Second Street to Gift of Life Transplant House: Edward and Jayne Pompeian Home. Since founding the Gift of Life Transplant House in 1984, Ed and Jayne have continued to be involved in many ways with the house and the guests. Ed is a long time Rochester businessman and community member. Ed and Jayne shared their thoughts when they said “We are truly humbled and honored to have our names forever displayed here. It is a special gift to leave a legacy to our children, grandchildren and future transplant recipients.”
Pompeian Family
GIFT OF LIFE TRANSPLANT HOUSE • 705 Second Street, Southwest • Rochester, Minnesota 55902 • Phone: 507-288-7470 • Fax: 507-281-9888 • E-mail: office@gift-of-life.org • Web site: www.gift-of-life.org