Consider Becoming an Organ Donor -- Lives Hang in the Balance
May 06, 2026 7:15 AM
Mark Capaldini & Mark Pitzele: LifeSource
Consider Becoming an Organ Donor -- Lives Hang in the Balance

Mark Capaldini is a retired business executive from Eden Prairie, MN.  He donated a kidney in February 2022 helping his partner in the National Kidney Registry, Mark Pitzele, move up on the kidney transplant priority list.  He is an active volunteer with several organizations including Life Source.

Mark Pitzele lives in Maple Grove, MN. He has received twp organ transplants; a heart in 2017 and a kidney in 2022.  He actively promotes the benefits of organ donation to different organizations in the metro area.

Notes:  Life Source is the Federally designated nonprofit supporting organ donation in Minnesota, the eastern Dakotas, and western Wisconsin. Website:  www.life-source.org