A New Jersey high school principal died unexpectedly after going to the hospital to donate bone marrow to try to save the life of a 14-year-old boy in France
A high school principal has died after going to the hospital to donate bone marrow to try to save the life of a 14-year-old in France.
Derrick Nelson, principal of Westfield High School in New Jersey, died unexpectedly Sunday night, according to school officials. His fiancée, Sheronda Braker, said that Nelson suffered complications after his bone marrow donation.The school's newspaper reported in February that Nelson decided to donate his bone marrow to a boy in France after being contacted by Be the Match. The national bone marrow donor program told him that his blood might be a match.
— Salim Sivaad April 9, 2019 Jackson O'Brien, senior class president at Westfield High, told CNN affiliate WABC,"He always tried to inspire students in the classroom and outside to be good people. And I think he served as a great role model." Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle said on Facebook that her family was"devastated" to hear the news.
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