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Joe Clark who inspired film Lean On Me starring Morgan Freeman dies at Florida home at age 82 | Daily Mail Online
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![Joe Clark, foreground, former principal at Eastside High School in Paterson, N.J., and the centerpiece of the movie "Lean On Me," poses with his daughters Jearl Miles, 28, left, Joetta Clark, 32, Joe Clark, foreground, former principal at Eastside High School in Paterson, N.J., and the centerpiece of the movie "Lean On Me," poses with his daughters Jearl Miles, 28, left, Joetta Clark, 32,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2MYK43H/joe-clark-foreground-former-principal-at-eastside-high-school-in-paterson-nj-and-the-centerpiece-of-the-movie-lean-on-me-poses-with-his-daughters-jearl-miles-28-left-joetta-clark-32-center-and-hazel-clark-17-during-a-track-writers-luncheon-in-new-york-jan-30-1995-it-will-be-family-night-for-the-clark-contingent-when-joetta-and-hazel-compete-in-the-milrose-games-at-madison-square-garden-ap-photoed-bailey-2MYK43H.jpg)
Joe Clark, foreground, former principal at Eastside High School in Paterson, N.J., and the centerpiece of the movie "Lean On Me," poses with his daughters Jearl Miles, 28, left, Joetta Clark, 32,
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