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Family donates Malachi’s organs after drowning death

8/21/2026

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  • Grace and Myron LeBlanc donated their son Malachi's heart, liver and kidneys.
  • Malachi Israel LeBlanc drowned at San Antonio's Far North Side community pool on Aug. 5.
  • He was declared brain dead and died on Aug. 9.
  • A GoFundMe page says three children will receive Malachi's donated organs.
  • Donate Life America reports over 2,200 children under 18 await transplants, 27% younger than five.