Tony Huesman - Transplant Recipient

Tony Huesman, 51, the world's longest surviving heart transplant recipient died on August 12, 2009 in Dayton, Ohio from cancer and diabetes. Ironically, his heart was working fine at the time of his death.

He received his new heart at Stanford University in 1978. In 2000, he became the longest living heart recipient when another patient had to undergo a second transplant.

At the time of his death, his mark of 31 years was recognized as the world's longest according to the United Network for Organ Sharing.