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Campagna, Bob, 1950-
Bob (Bobby) Campagna (b. September 18, 1950 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania) lived in Nevada for 26 years. Bob was a meter leader and a carpet layer.
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Caples, Vernon S., 1891-1986
Vernon S. Caples (b. August 7th, 1891 in St. Johns, Oregon) lived in Riverside, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Vernon was a Sanitary Engineer at Nellis Air Force Base.
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Carpenter, Marianne
Marianne Carpenter (b. 1929) lived in Nevada her entire life. Marianne worked at Nellis Air Force Base and for EPA.
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Becker, Barry W.
Barry W. Becker’s father was a well-known land developer and real estate broker throughout the Los Angeles area. Howard Hughes told Barry’s father to purchase all the land they could in the West Charleston area of Las Vegas which initiated Becker Enterprises, Incorporated, in Southern Nevada and brought Barry and his family to the area in 1971.
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Ehlen, Tom, 1948-
Tom Ehlen has been passionate about the trumpet from an early age. He discovered his musical roots in his hometown of Kenton, Ohio and pursued that passion throughout his life. He caught his first break as a musician while studying at Ohio State University.
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Taylor, D. R.
D. Taylor grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia. He graduated from Georgetown University. As a new college graduate, Taylor headed west to Lake Tahoe, Nevada where he was hired in 1981 by the Culinary Union to organize workers and oversee an eleven-and-a-half-month strike. The Culinary Union then sent him to organize in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1984.
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Swank, Heidi
Heidi Swank grew up in Prescott, Wisconsin. After graduating Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Heidi moved to Chicago to continue her studies at Northwestern University. Swank worked as an anthropology professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Swank is a member of the Nevada Assembly representing Distric 16.
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Swank, Scott
Scott Swank grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. He attended Kansas State University. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2005 when his wife Heidi Swank was hired at University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Gentile, Christina A., 1974-
Christina Gentile was born in Colorado and her family moved to California when she was a year old. After her parents divorced, her father moved to Carson City, Nevada. Christina worked in the Hotel Nevada in Ely and became a dealer there. She moved to Las Vegas and worked as a dealer at the King 8 Hotel. It was sold to Station Casinos and became the Wild Wild West Hotel and Casino, and she got into management there. Christina also worked as a table games manager at Boulder Station, Red Rocks Casino, and at the Wynn Las Vegas.
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