Patrick Wayland, Organ Donor, Pensacola, Florida 1987 - 2011

Patrick Wayland, 24, of Midland, was pronounced brain dead at 11:25 a.m. Friday after a swim training , but continued to receive life-sustaining treatment until organ recipients could be located across the country, according to a news release issued by the U.S. Marine Corps. on Monday.

He was removed from all life-sustaining measures at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the release stated.

In an online web log created following the training incident, Wayland's father David Wayland thanked First Presbyterian Church of Midland for their support and said his son would continue to sacrifice, even after death.

"As a Marine, Patrick swore to serve and give his life to duty, and by donating his organs, he is able to fulfill his obligation to others. He is surrounded by people who he has loved and who love him dearly," David Wayland wrote Friday. "I know for some of us, this isn't the miracle we were praying for. But Patrick removed the burden of impossible decisions as his last gift to us."