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Amaya, Arturo, 1958-
Arturo Amaya was born in Peru in 1958. He is the third oldest of seven children born to Isabel and Alfonso Amaya. While in Peru, Arturo Amaya studied law and established a criminal prosecuting office there. Amaya was then elected into to district attorney where he continued to work criminal cases. After visiting his brother in Las Vegas, Amaya decided to immigrate with his family to Las Vegas in 2003. In Las Vegas, Amaya is a painter by trade, but was instrumental in establishing the Peruvian Association in Las Vegas.
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Fayle, Leonard, 1904-1983
Leonard Fayle, son of George and Jean Fayle, was born in 1904 in Barstow, California and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1926. After completing his education, Leonard moved to Delano, California where he owned and operated a tire store for eleven years. It was while living in California that Leonard met his wife, Anna Trapnell. The couple married in 1932 and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada during World War II.Involvement in local civic and fraternal organizations was important to Leonard and Anna.
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Sabbath, Dennis, 1943-2000
Dennis Sabbath (1943-2000) was a prominent lawyer and community leader in Las Vegas, Nevada. Born July 17, 1943 in New York City, he grew up in Washington, D.C. He attended the University of Maryland and the University of Chicago Law School. In 1967 he married Roberta Sterman. The couple moved to Kodiak, Alaska in 1969 where Dennis performed legal services such as marriages, guardianships, and adoptions through the programs Legal Aid and Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA). After about two years in Alaska, the Sabbaths moved to Las Vegas.
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