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Stabile, Dick, 1909-1980

Richard D. “Dick” Stabile (1909-1980) was a musician, big-band leader, composer, and orchestral arranger. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he was the eldest son of a professional musician. He began playing the saxophone at fifteen and joined the Ben Bernie Band in 1928 at the age of nineteen. By 1936, he was leading his own orchestra and recording for the Decca, Bluebird, and Vocalion labels.

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Stewart, Omer Call, 1908-1991

Omer C. Stewart (1908-1991) was Professor Emeritus of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado and a renowned scholar of indigenous religions, particularly peyotism. He was also an outspoken advocate for the indigenous nations of the United States. Omer C. Stewart and Martha C. Knack wrote a book together in 1984 titled As Long as the River Shall Run: An Ethnohistory of Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation.

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Stocker, Clarence Clifton, 1894-1951

Clarence Stocker was born in Reading, Pennsylvania on April 10, 1894. He and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1911. He was a charter member of the Las Vegas Elks Lodge. Clarence Stocker died June 5, 1951 in Las Vegas.

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Stocker, Lester Wellington, 1892-1934

Lester Stocker was born on November 16, 1892 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He and his family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1911. Lester was a charter member of the Las Vegas Elks Lodge. Lester Stocker died in Las Vegas on December 17, 1934.

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Syphus, Levi Walter, 1866-1949

Levi Walter Syphus, born April 22, 1866, was a pioneer of southern Nevada who represented Lincoln County in the Nevada Legislature between 1902 and 1912. He lived in Panaca and Saint Thomas, Nevada, and died on April 14, 1949.

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“Early Mormon Missionaries: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.” Accessed November 8, 2017. https://history.lds.org/missionary/individual/levi-walter-syphus-1866?lang=eng.

“Levi Walter Syphus.” Find A Grave. Accessed November 8, 2017. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15522557.

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Syphus, Mary Etta, 1871-1895

Mary Etta Syphus (1871-1895) was born January 5, 1871 one of ten children born to Luke and Christiana Syphus. After a series of moves, the family settled in Panaca, Nevada in 1867. Mary Etta Syphus attended Brigham Young Academy Church Normal Training School and graduated in 1893. She taught school in Panaca intermittently between 1892 and 1895. Mary Etta Syphus Bunker passed away on November 30, 1895 in St. Thomas, Nevada.

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Brown, Harlan

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Harrison, Hank

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Hart, Steven, 1946-

Steven Hart was born on April 7, 1946, and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada as a one-year-old with his parents, Nat and Sylvia Hart. After graduating from Las Vegas High School, Steven Hart went through an apprenticeship program to become a journeyman carpenter. He then enlisted in the United States Navy and joined its construction battalion during the Vietnam War.

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Kelly, Fred W.

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