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Rohn, David
David Rohn was born in Durango, Colorado and grew up in Champaign, Illinois. He attended Parkland College, the University of Illinois and Wichita State University before starting in the arcade industry in 1980 with Leman Family Fun Center.
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Grayson, John, 1898-1987
John Grayson was born in Grayson, Missouri. He moved with his father to Reno, Nevada in 1912 so that his father could obtain a divorce. Grayson moved to Las Vegas, Nevada around 1939.
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Butler, DeRuyter O.
DeRuyter Butler was born and raised in Washington, D. C. He attended Catholic University. IN 1982, he began working with Steve Wynn's Atlandia Design in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1986.
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Huffman, Alma Athella Leavitt, 1906-1977
Alma was a former Justice of the Peace, born on May 2nd, 1909 in Bunkerville, Nevada.
Birth and death dates confirmed on Find a Grave.
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Signorelli, Michael J., 1945-
Michael J. Signorelli was born in Alexandria, Louisiana. He was raised in Rhode Island. He arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada at Nellis Air Force Base in october 1969. Signorelli built the Mesquite Star hotel and casino.
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Kemple, Clifford, 1909-1985
Clifford Kemple was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He came to Southern Nevada in 1912 when his father found a job as a mining forman at Yellow Pine Mining Company in Goodsprings, Nevada.
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Zamito, Gail
Gail Zamito was born on January 31, 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri to Alice Goldberg Bierman and Sam Bierman. Zamito has worked in the fashion industry as a merchandise buyer. She has also worked in office management.
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Whitcher, Jean A. (Jean Adeline), 1909-1997
Jean Adeline Whitcher was born on April 24, 1909 in Canton, Missouri. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1932 and worked as a seamstress. Jean passed away on June 27, 1997.
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Sorensen, Paul B. (Paul Brookins), 1926-2009
Paul Brookins Sorensen was born in Mendon, Utah on June 6, 1926. He later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and worked as a school counselor. Sorensen died on May 13, 2009 in Arizona.
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