By Nicole Hamilton
The Cincinnati Enquirer

PARK HILLS - Maureen Elizabeth "Liz" Dodd, one of the area's longest surviving organ transplant recipients, died May 9 at Hospice of Cincinnati in Blue Ash. The Park Hills resident was 57.

Dodd was diagnosed with renal failure when she was 17. Seven years later, in 1971, she received a kidney from her mother at Good Samaritan Hospital. They were the 31st set of relatives nationally to undergo the procedure.

The transplant was one of the most successful on record - lasting 22 years.

About 10 years ago, when the transplanted kidney began to fail, Miss Dodd began dialysis treatments three times each week.

Her illness didn't limit her successes.

After earning a bachelor's degree in history from Northern Kentucky University, she worked for more than 24 years for the federal government, first with the Internal Revenue Service.

Most recently, she was a management analyst for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Clifton.

Miss Dodd generously supported many charities and organizations, including Women Helping Women, St. Vincent dePaul Society, League of Animal Welfare and Tekawitha Indian Mission.

Surviving are her mother, Anita Keller Dodd of Villa Hills; three sisters, Mary Kay Schmeing of Edgewood, Anita Connelly of Park Hills and Jeanne Dodd-Streadwick of Sanford, Mich.; a brother, William Dodd of Columbus; three aunts; and several cousins.

Services have been held. The body was cremated.

Memorials may be made to the Kidney Foundation, 2200 Victory Parkway, Cincinnati, 45230, League for Animal Welfare, P.O. Box 30220, Cincinnati, 45220, or Madonna Manor, 2344 Amsterdam Road, Villa Hills, 41017.

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