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Wingfield, George, 1876-1959
Nevada businessman George Wingfield was born in Arkansas in 1876 and grew up on a ranch in Oregon. He settled in Nevada as a young man and eventually owned several banks, hotels, and mines in the state. Upon his death in 1959 he left his widow and three children an estate of over three million dollars.
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Wingfield, George, 1914-1987
George Wingfield Jr. (1914-1987) was a real estate businessman in Reno, Nevada.
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Wouters, L. F. (Louis Francis), 1921-
Louis Francis Wouters was born on October 29, 1921, in Antwerp, Belgium. His family moved to California in 1930. Louis married Gladys C. on March 14, 1982. Gladys had three children: Glenn, Clark, and Amy.
He attended school the University of California, Berkeley. Wouters obtained a bachelor of arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1942. He then earns his doctor of philosophy degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1952.
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Wright, Thomas C.
Thomas C. Wright was born to Lucille and John S. Wright on November 6, 1941. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with his family in 1956. He did his undergraduate work at Pomona College, with his junior year spent in Peru at the University of San Marcos. He went to the University of California Berkeley and earned his MA and PhD in history. He began teaching at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1972. He studied and taught on Latin American history, authoring several books and articles. He retired in 2011.
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York, Herbert F. (Herbert Frank)
Herbert F. York (1921-1990) was a leading physicist in the development of the atom bomb during World War II. He later became an advocate for arms-control.
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Zabarte, Ian Dominic (1964)
Ian Zabarte was born on July 2, 1964, in San Francisco, California.
Zabarte had a bachelor of arts degree in communication from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Zabarte was an activist and owned property under treaty in affiliation with the Nevada Test Site.
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Zavattaro, Peter (1937)
Peter Henry Zavattaro was born on June 26, 1937, in Weehawken, New Jersey. Peter married Marie on July 15, 1961, and they had three children: Christina, Alicia, and Petra.
Zavattaro had a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He was general manager for Edgerton, Germeshausen, and Grier (EG&G) energy measurements for at least 37 years.
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Zawada, Jerome Alexander (1937-2017)
Jerome Alexander Zawada was born on April 28, 1937, in East Chicago, Indiana.
Zawada earned a bachelor of arts degree in College Seminary. He also studied theological studies and Spanish studies. He attended St. Francis College in Burlington, Wisconsin, and Christ the King Seminary in West Chicago, Illinois.
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