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"We ate." Loved ones gather around Pat Tauro after his heart transplant in 1986.

COURTESY PHOTO Tauro was admitted to Humana Hospital Bayside in 1986 with chest pains.

Tests revealed that 95 percent of his heart's arteries were blocked.

A day later, he suffered a massive heart attack and was rushed to Norfolk General, where doctors performed a five-way bypass.

Two weeks later, fluid filled Tauro's lungs.

Further tests revealed a barely pumping heart.

He needed a transplant.

Tauro was taken to Richmond, where surgeons removed his diseased heart.

They replaced it with a donor heart from a 19-year-old Ohio man who had died in a motorcycle crash in Florida.

Two months later and about 65 pounds lighter - down to 170 - Tauro was released from the hospital.

He has embraced life ever since.

He remarried eight years ago.

In the past 20 years, he has worked a host of jobs, including stints as a car salesman and a bail bondsman.

He still works part time as a private investigator.

He is a passionate fisherman, hunter and softball player, and he remains an enthusiastic eater.

The anniversary party showcased some of his favorite foods, including Italian meatballs.

He draws strength from the gatherings, which remind him how thankful he is for his donor and how blessed his life has been.

At the time of the transplant, Tauro wondered why he had been given a second chance.

Today, with four grown daughter...

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