Nolan Maxie, 84, has been motivating those around him to donate blood for nearly six decades. His dedication to helping others through blood donations was sparked in 1962 when he was a 24-year-old highway patrolman in northeast Texas.

“A fellow highway patrolman was seriously injured in a high-speed chase, motor vehicle collision, and we were all encouraged to go down to the local hospital to donate blood to help him,” Nolan says...