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Mack, Joyce, 1925-2024
Joyce Mack was a community leader, volunteer, and philanthropist in Las Vegas, Nevada who supported UNLV since its founding. Born Joyce Rosenberg on August 17, 1925 in Los Angeles, California, she later attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she met her husband Jerome D. "Jerry" Mack. The couple married in 1946 and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947.
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Zunino, Jack W., 1948-2024
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Jack Wayne Zunino was born July 13, 1948, in Elko, Nevada to John Wilson Zunino and Loretta Yvette Hansen. He earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Utah and a master's degree in landscape architecture and environmental panning from Utah State University. In 1989, Zunino established JW Zunino Landscape Architecture, a firm that became a cornerstone of landscape design in the Southwest.
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Tarkanian, Lois, 1934-2024
Lois Tarkanian was born on April 28, 1934 to Josephine Agnes Hunter and Elmer Gustav Hunter. She married Jerry Tarkanian in 1966 in Fresno, California. Together, the couple moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973. That same year, her late husband, Jerry Tarkanian, began his legendary career as UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball coach, a role that cemented their family’s place in the state’s history. Dr. Tarkanian served on the Clark County School Board and as a Las Vegas City Councilwoman, where she represented Ward 1 for over a decade.
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