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FILE - This undated photo provided by Westfield Public Schools in Westfield, N.J., shows Westfield High School principal Dr. Derrick Nelson, who died after donating bone marrow to a 14-year-old student in France. Nelson's fiancée, Sheronda Braker, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday, July 22, 2019, which names Hackensack University Medical Center. The 44-year-old Nelson died in April, several weeks after lapsing into a coma during the procedure. (Westfield Public Schools via AP)

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In this undated photo provided by Westfield Public Schools in Westfield, N.J., Dr. Derrick Nelson, the principal of Westfield High School in Westfield, N.J. is shown. Family members tell NJ.com that Nelson died Sunday, April 6, 2019, after slipping into a coma in February while donating bone marrow to a 14-year-old boy in France. Nelson was 44 years old. (Westfield Public Schools via AP)

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