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Erbe, Richard, 1922-1984
Richard Erbe was born on July 16, 1922 in El Monte, California. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. He is of German ancestry and was an educator in Las Vegas. He was a teacher for many years, starting out with the 5th grade, but also went on to become a principal at many of the Las Vegas Valley's schools.
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Chapter, Richard T., 1933-
Richard T. Chapter was born on January 28, 1933 in Maine. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1946. He was in the furniture refinishing business.
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Forsythe, Carol, 1934-
Carol Forsythe was born March 8, 1934 in Urbana, Ohio. Her husband was a firefighter when the Clark County Fire Department was first developed in October 1953.
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Christie, Gordon, 1916-
Gordon Chrisite was born on March 9th, 1916 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. He worked as a carpenter. He helped build numerous hotels including the MGM Grand, Fremont, Desert Inn, and the Sahara.
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Doolittle, Alice M., 1897-1984
Alice Doolittle was born on October 7, 1897 in Boston, Massachussetts. She was an actress, a dental assistant, and a housewife. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1921.
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Foster, Robert E., 1921-
Robert Foster was born June 25, 1921 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was the principal of Helen J. Stewart School and helped develop the special education program in Clark County, Nevada.
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Evans, Doris D.
Doris D. Evans was born in Dexter, Missouri. She moved to Nevada in 1936. She was a housewife, a substitute teacher, and a realtor.
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Evans, Jacqueline Dwyer, 1940-
Jacqueline Evans, née Dwyer, was born on December 8, 1940 in Long Beach, California. She moved Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955. She was a student and a housewife.
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Gaines, Lovell
Lovell Gaines was born in Louisiana and went to Louisiana State University. He moved to Reno, Nevada after serving in the Vietnam war. Gaines taught for one year and then worked for the Nevada Department of Corrections for thirty-plus years. He was extensively involved in the Reno chapter of the National Association for the Adancedment of Colored People (NAACP). Then when he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1975, he ran for and became the local NAACP chapter president. He served as president from 1980 to 1982.
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Garrett, Perle
Perle Garrett was born in Overbrook, Kansas on April 27, 1905. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1935. She was a housewife.
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