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Med School Student Center Named For Westfield's Dr. Derrick Nelson Med School Student Center Named For Westfield's Dr. Derrick Nelson
Med School Student Center Named For Westfield's Dr. Derrick Nelson The late principal of Westfield High School widely praised for his service in the military and for his dedication to the students in his charge has received another honor, a Roseland law firm announced Thursday.  Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, which is located at Seton Hall University in South Orange, has named its student life center for Derrick Nelson, who died in April after he fell into a coma following a bone-marrow transplant procedure. The facility will now be known as the Dr. Derrick Nelson Student Life Services Center, according to a release from Mazie Slater Katz &…

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Family Of Beloved Westfield Principal Suing Hospital Over His Death Family Of Beloved Westfield Principal Suing Hospital Over His Death
Family Of Beloved Westfield Principal Suing Hospital Over His Death Family of the Westfield High School principal who died following an attempt to harvest his bone marrow for donation are suing Hackensack University Medical Center.  Derrick Nelson, a 20-year veteran of the Army reserves,  was planning on making the donation to a French teenager. But the magnanimous gesture turned tragic when Nelson, 44, fell into a coma early this year. He died in April.  His fiance is now suing HUMC and a physician, attorney David Mazie of Roseland said. She and Nelson also have a six-year-old daughter.  "When they started the procedure and induced int…

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Flags To Be Lowered For Westfield Principal Who Died After Marrow Donation Flags To Be Lowered For Westfield Principal Who Died After Marrow Donation
Flags To Be Lowered For Westfield Principal Who Died After Marrow Donation Gov. Phil Murphy has ordered that U.S. and state flags be flown at half-staff Monday in honor of Dr. Derrick Nelson, the principal of Westfield High School who died April 7 following a bone marrow donation several weeks earlier.  "Dr. Derrick Nelson represented the best of our state and our country,” Murphy said in a statement. “He spent over 20 years in the United States Army, including time in the Middle East. He did all of this while serving the children of Plainfield, Orange, and Westfield, as a teacher, an assistant principal, and eventually as a principal. Tragically, Dr. Nelson d…

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Westfield High Principal Died After Donating Bone Marrow: Report Westfield High Principal Died After Donating Bone Marrow: Report
Westfield High Principal Died After Donating Bone Marrow: Report Dr. Derrick Nelson, the beloved Westfield High School principal who died Sunday night, had fallen into a coma after a bone marrow donation procedure, NJ.com reported Tuesday.  Nelson agreed to undergo the procedure to help a 14-year-old in France, according to an account in the school's newspaper.  Nelson, 44, who was named principal in 2017, had served in the district's schools for several years. He had also worked in the Plainfield and Orange schools before coming to Westfield.  He was also an officer in the U.S. Army Reserves for two decades.  Nelson lapsed into a co…

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Sup't: Westfield High School Principal Derrick Nelson Dies, 44 Sup't: Westfield High School Principal Derrick Nelson Dies, 44
Sup't: Westfield High School Principal Derrick Nelson Dies, 44 Derrick Nelson, a longtime educator who was appointed principal of Westfield High School two years ago, died Sunday night, Superintendent of Schools Margaret Dolan said in a message to parents. He was 44 years old. "Dr. Nelson touched us all with his kindness, compassion, integrity and endlessly positive attitude. We hold him and his family in our hearts as we grieve this loss together and I know you join me in granting his family the privacy they have requested," she wrote. There was no immediate word about funeral arrangements. The cause was not immediately available.  Nelson serve…

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