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Castro, Hank F., Jr. (Henry), 1924-
Hank Castro wrote lyrics and produced and engineered musical recordings during his career in Las Vegas, Nevada. Castro began his career in the music industry performing in Las Vegas nightclubs as a drummer in the duo act "Peter and Hank." Castro and Chips Davis founded the Las Vegas Recording Studio as a backyard operation for making song demos in 1967. Castro served as the studio manager and by 1971 the studio moved to a commercial space on Vegas Valley Drive.
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Chaltiel, Victor M. G., 1941-2014
Victor M.G. Chaltiel (1941-2014) was a prominent businessman and one-time mayoral candidate in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born in Tunis, Tunisia, Chaltiel completed his undergraduate degree in Paris and obtained a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) at the Harvard Business School. He had a long career as an executive in the health care industry, beginning with Baxter International and including leadership positions in the 1980s and 1990s at Salick Health Care, Total Pharmaceutical Care, and Total Renal Care Holdings.
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Floth, Ron, 1962-
Ron Floth is the Bicycle and Community Outreach Coordinator for the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC). He began working at the RTC in 2007. Floth works to encourage Clark County residents to participate in alternative modes of transportation and coordinates the RTC Bike Share program.
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Ron Floth oral history interview, 2017 Septemebr 07. OH-03239. Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University
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Frazier, Gladys, 1902-1979
Gladys F. Frazier was born May 14, 1902 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was a homemaker. Frazier died on June 1, 1979 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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”Gladys Frazier.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, June 13, 1979.
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Schmitt, Sharon, 1940-
Sharon Von Tobel Schmitt was born on January 13, 1940 in Las Vegas, Nevada to Evelyne Leonard Von Tobel and Edward Von Tobel Jr. She married her husband Larry Schmitt on December 28, 1963 in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a member of the Junior League.
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