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University, community and family members gave thanks to body donors during annual interment ceremony<\/span><\/em><\/h4>\n

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When Michelle Clyne was little, her father, Henry \u201cHank\u201d Clyne, had her convinced that he hunted dinosaurs. When she\u2019d draw pictures of his grand adventures, her teacher would say what a great imagination she had.<\/p>\n

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Left to right: Tim Stewart, Jenni Stewart, Michelle Clyne, David Clyne, Joanne Clyne and Edward Woods embrace at the Burial of Ashes ceremony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To the Chicago resident who flew to San Antonio to attend UT Health San Antonio\u2019s Burial of Ashes ceremony to inter the cremated remains of those who gave their bodies for student education and to pay tribute to the donors, the event provided a special opportunity to honor her father\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not expecting to be this emotional, since it was three years ago that he passed, but this was the closest to a funeral that I was able to experience,\u201d Clyne said.<\/p>\n

Clyne, along with her sister, Jenni Stewart, and brother, David Clyne, recalled the beautiful details that made their father who he was. His great mustache. His love of broccoli cheddar soup. His compassion for animals. His sweet, gentle demeanor. His love of science and teaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a teacher, and he used to come to my classroom to teach how the planets rotate around the sun,\u201d Stewart recalled. \u201cAnd he did it for us kids when we were little with a flashlight and a basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Clynes were among about 150 people who attended the interment ceremony at UT Health San Antonio\u2019s Memorial Park on April 29. Attendees included donor family members and the university\u2019s faculty, staff and students, who expressed their gratitude for the donors\u2019 important contributions toward educating students.<\/p>\n

Honoring donors\u2019 generous, selfless contributions <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

The ceremony began with music, including an instrumental quartet composed of first-year medical students from the university\u2019s Music and Medicine group, followed by a vocal performance by graduate students from The University of Texas at San Antonio\u2019s Vocal Music Department and department chair John Nix, and rounded out with a rendition of \u201cAmazing Grace\u201d by internationally recognized bagpiper Robert Chalk. Chalk has participated in the event since 2004. He served as the supervisor of anatomical services for UT Health San Antonio\u2019s Body Donation Program before moving to the University of the Incarnate Word\u2019s School of Osteopathic Medicine as director of UIW\u2019s Willed Body Program.<\/p>\n

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Bagpiper Robert Chalk plays “Amazing Grace” for ceremony attendees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While Sandesh Puri, a first-year medical student and a member of the Music and Medicine group, did not perform during the event, he felt compelled to attend to pay tribute to the donors.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really wanted to come to this event to pay my respects and share and show my gratitude for all the families that have given us the opportunity to learn,\u201d Puri said.<\/p>\n

Omid B. Rahimi, PhD, professor and director of the Human Anatomy Program at\u00a0UT Health San Antonio\u2019s Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, welcomed the attendees and expressed appreciation to the donors\u2019 family members.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis ceremony reflects our profound gratitude and respect for all the participants in our body donation program and conveys our appreciation for the compassion and support of their family and friends, regardless of occupation, social standing, age, health or ailment,\u201d Rahimi said. \u201cEach donor\u2019s remarkable gift equally contributes in shaping the well-being of future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following Rahimi\u2019s introduction, Lily Q. Dong, PhD, professor and chair, Department of Cell Systems and Anatomy, and Sadie A. Trammell Velasquez, MD, FACP, associate professor of medicine and assistant dean for the preclinical curriculum in the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education, paid tribute to the donors along with seven representatives from classes that have studied anatomy in the past year.<\/p>\n

Students express their heartfelt gratitude <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

First-year occupational therapy student and class president Catherine Buley eloquently recalled her reverence for the donors.<\/p>\n

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Students place flowers at gravesite.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cBefore we ever stepped into the lab, our professor reminded us that these bodies were to be treated with the utmost respect,\u201d Buley said. \u201cI expected to feel overwhelmed, maybe even cry, but when I finally entered the lab and saw the donor we would be learning from, what I felt instead was a deep sense of humility and compassion. Over the semester, that feeling only grew. This person became more than a learning tool. They became a kind of silent teacher, almost like a companion. In every layer we studied, they shared something of themselves with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Buley shared that for her and her classmates, the body donors not only deepened their understanding of the human form, but also taught them how to apply their class experience to the complexities of real people.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn occupational therapy, we don\u2019t just treat injuries or limitations, we treat people and we help them return to the things that make life meaningful like dressing, cooking, holding a grandchild, returning to work,\u201d Buley said. \u201cThese donors reminded us that every body holds a lifetime of these moments. They helped us understand not only how bodies move, but why it matters that they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo the families here today, you gave not only the gift of a body to science, but the gift of trust to us as learners.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>\u2014 Catherine Buley, first-year occupational therapy student<\/span><\/p>\n

First-year dental student and class president Kate McNeill said the donors provided a gift that would contribute to her classmates\u2019 futures by becoming their very first teachers in the study of anatomy.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne student shared a sentiment that a lot of us related to on how they imagined who their donor might have been, what their favorite food was, what their laughter sounded like, and what memories they held dear,\u201d McNeill said. \u201cIt reminded us constantly that the individuals had full, rich lives. \u2026 These thoughts shaped the way we approach each lesson, not with detachment, but with a growing sense of connection and empathy. There were times we found ourselves offering a quiet thanks before beginning our work or pausing for a silent moment at the end of a long day \u2014 gestures of gratitude that became part of our routine, just as essential as any scientific method. These small rituals helped us to stay grounded in the humanity of what we were experiencing, even as we learned the technical skills that would carry us forward into our future professions.\u201d<\/p>\n

First-year medical student and class president Aadil Rehan thanked the families and expressed his gratitude for the donors, who by giving their bodies to the study of medicine, have provided the next generation of doctors an \u201cirreplaceable component\u201d of their education.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever I have doubted myself, I remember that our donors chose to believe in us so strongly that they dedicated their bodies to our betterment, and in turn, the betterment of so many in the future,\u201d Rehan said. \u201cIn that sense, even after biological life ends and the physical body fades, those who pass on remain with us through their memory,\u00a0their actions,\u00a0their legacy. \u2026 And while our time with the donors was brief, they have irrevocably shaped us\u00a0on\u00a0our path to becoming physicians. Every life that we touch will be a testament to the opportunity our donors gave us. \u2026 Perhaps our greatest teachers are those whose voices we will never get to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Elizabeth Arnold, a second-year medical student at UIW\u2019s School of Osteopathic Medicine, the opportunity to see the families of the donors and express her gratitude was special. She was among the students to provide remarks at the event, as UT Health San Antonio\u2019s Body Donation Program provides body donors for study at UIW.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it just really drives home the humanity aspect of our professions, getting to meet the people who lived with and resided beside their [loved ones their] entire life, and we are now able to learn from that person,\u201d Arnold said. \u201cSo, just being able to have a ceremony where we get to see the family members is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the speakers, family members solemnly walked past the gravesites marking the donations of previous years and placed a red flower or a handful of dirt to pay their respects.<\/p>\n

Embracing treasured memories <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

For Theresa Smith, attending the ceremony sparked memories of her big brother, Andrew Hildebrand, who left for Germany to serve in the U.S. Air Force when she was a child.<\/p>\n

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Left to right: Theresa Smith, William Hildebrand, Gerald Hildebrand and Sarah Smith gathered as the interment ceremony came to a close.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe had gone to the airport [to see him off and the memory] is very vivid,\u201d she recalled. \u201cI was four or five years old.\u201d<\/p>\n

She smiled warmly as she recalled her brother, who she described as a quiet, generous soul who always thought of others.<\/p>\n

Smith\u2019s brother, William Hildebrand, said their brother Andrew \u2014 the second oldest of nine kids \u2014 was an airplane mechanic in the Air Force and worked as a mechanic for most of his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the last years of his life, he was helping me with doing carpentry work,\u201d Hildebrand said. So, you know, we got to know each other really well.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two siblings said they appreciated the opportunity to attend the interment ceremony, as it provided an opportunity for them to recall fond memories of their brother.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis [ceremony] gives you a place to remember him,\u201d Hildebrand said.<\/p>\n

Members of the Clyne family also appreciated the opportunity to receive closure and hear how donors served as teachers for students in so many respects.<\/p>\n

Joanne Clyne, wife of donor Hank Clyne, said that given her husband\u2019s love for teaching, she was glad to see that, as a donor, he continued to teach.<\/p>\n

When Joanne Clyne recalled speaking with Rebecca Cantu \u2014 the university\u2019s program project coordinator with the Body Donation Program office \u2014 she remembered Cantu saying, \u201cMr. Clyne is still teaching the students,\u201d and Clyne replied, \u201cHow perfect. Yeah, that would be Hank.\u201d<\/p>\n

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