Civic-Minded Biker Gives Back
by Tony Roseboro
Ask Tony Roseboro why he rides and he'll tell you, "It might sound cliché, but I love the breeze. I feel so free. It's liberating!"Roseboro, who has been riding for seven years, spends a lot of time on his Honda VTX 1100. "I do a lot of long-distance riding," says Roseboro, who recently took a trip from Flying Horse Farms in Lewis Center, Ohio to Niagara Falls.
Roseboro, who works for the City Attorney's Office as a litigator, is a member of the Columbus Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club. When he's not riding with his motorcycle buddies, Roseboro can be found on the golf course or giving back to his community as Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach at East High School and serving as a board member at Southeast, Inc. Mental Health Center.
"My entire life, my family has been politically-active and community-minded," says Roseboro, a mindset that led to his civic involvement and his support of organ and tissue donation. "Becoming an organ donor just felt like the right thing to do. It's a no-brainer."
While he's always been a registered donor, Roseboro has been touched by donation through friends and colleagues in the past few years. One of his golf friends revealed that she donated a kidney to her sister to save her life. He also works with a woman who donated a kidney to a co-worker.
These connections to donation prompted Roseboro to participate in Lifeline of Ohio's worship arts production, "A Hero's Tribute." The event, held Aug. 1, 2009, depicted lives touched by organ and tissue donation through song and dance. Roseboro, an actor who has been involved in The Contemporary American Theatre Company (CATCO), played a pastor who advised a grieving family contemplating donation after their son's death.
Roseboro is a registered organ and tissue donor and advocates for the cause, encouraging other bikers to sign up and "Live On. Ride On." through organ donation. He says, "Why not have something positive come out of death? We need to educate the community about donation and break down barriers."
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