THE GOV. AND LAWNMOWER BOY--Gov. Bob Taft and Ryan Tripp, the 14 year-old "Lawnmower Boy," mow the lawn at the Ohio Statehouse to raise awareness of the need for organ and tissue donations, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 30, 1999. Ryan is mowing the lawns at all 50 state capitals. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

LAWNMOWER BOY IN OHIO--Fourteen year-old Ryan Tripp, known as the "Lawnmower Boy," from Utah, mows the lawn at the Ohio Statehouse, to raise awarness of the need for organ and tissue donations, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 30, 1999. Ryan is mowing the lawns of all 50 state capitals. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

REMEMBERING THEIR SONS--Christine and Mike Franks, of Cincinnati, share an emotional moment during an event to promote organ and tissue donation, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 30, 1999. The Franks' lost sons James, 18, and Christopher, 15, to accidental deaths but the boys organs were donated so that others could live. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

HE NEEDS A HEART--Kim Hoser, of Pickerington, Ohio, holds her two year-old son Jonah during an event to raise awarness of the need for organ and tissue donations, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 30, 1999. Jonah is in critical need of a new heart. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

SUMMER RECESS--Senate Pres. Richard Finan, R-Cincinnati, presides over the final session before the Senate breaks for summer recess, at the Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday, June 30, 1999. In the foreground is the Senate Journal, which documents the business conducted by the Senate and House since Jan. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)