Transcript of interview with Charles W. Deaner by Claytee D. White, April 4, 2011

Charles Deaner's narrative begins near Erie Pennsylvania, where he was born. His family history can trace its roots to a grandfather who fought in the Civil War. Charles served in the Air Force and battled in the North African campaign of World War II. After which, he attended college and received a law degree from Syracuse University. At the urging of a sister and brother-in-law who had settled in Las Vegas, he ventured to a changing Las Vegas of the 1950s. He shares stories of his first law practice and legal case. Charles became a leader in his profession and has many stories of how his practice grew during the 1960s and 1970s. His narrative also includes his insights and descriptions of the many changes that have occurred over the decades that he has lived and worked in the Las Vegas community.