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Top Story of 2012: Marcus Thomas Staffer Becomes Kidney Donor For Coworker

Cleveland Heights resident Jim Sollisch was one of 11 people who offered to donate a kidney to Marcus Thomas partner and chief idea officer Joanne Kim.

Editor's Note: Cleveland Heights Patch's No.1 story of 2012 was published on July 30.  Joanne Kim tried to talk him out of it. What if Jim can’t play basketball after donating his kidney? What if one of his kids needs one? And Jim Sollisch is not Kim’s husband. He’s not her brother or her cousin. Sollisch is Kim’s coworker. Technically, Kim is his boss. Some people cringe at the thought of chipping in $5 for their boss's holiday gift. Sollisch happily gave a vital organ. While Kim and Sollisch talked about the experience on a patio outside of Marcus Thomas, the Cleveland-area advertising agency where they both work, they weren’t holding hands to comfort each other or crying. They laughed, bantered and cracked jokes. “I felt I was able to …

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Marcus Thomas Staffer Becomes Kidney Donor For His Coworker

Cleveland Heights resident Jim Sollisch was one of 11 people who offered to donate a kidney to Marcus Thomas partner and chief idea officer Joanne Kim.

Joanne Kim tried to talk him out of it. What if Jim can’t play basketball after donating his kidney? What if one of his kids needs one? And Jim Sollisch is not Kim’s husband. He’s not her brother or her cousin. Sollisch is Kim’s coworker. Technically, Kim is his boss. Some people cringe at the thought of chipping in $5 for their boss's holiday gift. Sollisch happily gave a vital organ. While Kim and Sollisch talked about the experience on a patio outside of Marcus Thomas, the Cleveland-area advertising agency where they both work, they weren’t holding hands to comfort each other or crying. They laughed, bantered and cracked jokes. “I felt I was able to do something helpful,” said Sollisch, a Cleveland Heights resident and Heights High grad…

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