>> a local organization is urging residents, especially Latinos to become organ donors.

According to the gift of hope organs and tissue donor network, 95% of people in the U.S. support donation.

But less than 60% are registered donors.

We visit a family with long roots in Chicago as they share how organ donation touched their lives.

>> This is 70th 70th birthday for a home full of memories and a family missing their fathers.

My dad was the patriarch of our family.

>> He was a a kind person.

He and a warm smile.

And he was very loved.

>> Out sentiment goal was 78 years old when he died from heart failure earlier this year.

>> I grew up seeing him as like a superhero, you know.

Nothing could hurt him.

>> For Medea Soleimani, a losing her husband in travel partner, a 56 years is a process, you know, come assist.

That I know is get out.

And we've got, so Google.

>> It was that I let So but he a student?

>> His family describes him as hard working in giving when he died.

The family received a call from the organization Gift of Hope asking about the possibility of a donation to help others.

He donated tissue from his body bones from both arms and lives.

>> And It It should.

O de Leon was a registered owner.

>> That's a beautiful thing that you keep some leading, by example, even though for Latino, the such a taboo right to talk about genital Mingus from gift of Hope says.

>> She's been working to dismantle the myths surrounding organ and tissue donation.

She developed a state-wide.

He's spending program for the organization.

She just it is hard for someone understand that one individual can actually help safe.

>> Up to 8 lives and enhance the lives of all.

They're 25.

>> Dominguez says the Latino community is one of the groups with the highest need for organ transplants.

Yet.

>> We are at the group to donate well known to register and it is important because I know we can make a difference.

>> coffee >> Missy I'm going see that the do that.

see that bundle up.

But it took build it.

You can say given us that Hiroki.

Seed, this impacts on that.

But I want some.

>> But on that line, >> as they look through photos, the family shares what life was like for them in the early 70's selling tacos in Humble Park, something they did for more than 40 years while owed.

And you'll also was in the midst of a long career with the CTA.

>> He was raised by a single mom and the ports neighborhood of Mexico City.

And coming here and giving us this life and opening up all types of doors for us is unbelievable.

>> A father of 4 with 13 grandchildren.

>> Him being the registered owner and giving back.

It's something that.

Everyone