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Smith, Helen
Helen Smith was born and raised in New Jersey and came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1956. Her aunt convinced her to interview for a job at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital and Smith worked there for a year. She worked in the emergency room in New Jersey, so it was natural for her to start in the newly opened emergency room (ER) at Southern Nevada Memorial. Smith’s career went from relief nurse to supervisor.
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Countess, Jerome D.
Jerome Countess was born on December 22, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. His mother raised him as a single mother, making ends meet with her job in a clothing factory. Countess's father rarely held a job, and his mother divorced him when Countess was three-years-old. Countess grew up in the borough's Jewish neighborhood, and he developed a reputation for being a skillful handball player and a great dancer.
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Brooks, Marion C., 1913-1995
Marion Brooks was born January 2, 1913 in Santa Ana, California. He moved to Nevada in 1932 to work as a miner in the Blue Diamond Mine and later enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno in 1933. Brooks gained experience in mining silver, zinc, and gold during this time. Later, the Blue Diamond Corporation offered Brooks a position in production due to his engineering qualifications and construction experience. Brooks retired in 1973 due to health complications.
Brooks died on April 13, 1995.
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