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Emery, Horace, 1911-
Horace Emery was born in 1911 in California. He moved to Nevada in 1922 to work on the Hoover Dam. Emery also worked as a river boatman on the Colorado River, the Davis Dam, and as a factory worker in Clark County, Nevada.
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Horner, Esther, 1909-1994
Esther Horner came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1931 from Texas at the height of the Great Depression. She was a housewife until her husband died in 1947, then worked in finance for 27 years before retiring.
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Lavigne, Randy, 1943-
Randy Lavigne was born September 27, 1943 in Emory Gap, Tennessee. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1994 and became the executive director of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Las Vegas Chapter in 1995.
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Davis, Henry Clay, 1900-1988
Henry Clay Davis was born April 19, 1909 in Irondale, Virginia. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1945. He worked various jobs in refrigeration, plumbing, and truck driving.
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Goolsby, John L.
John Goolsby grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. In 1980, he took a job with Summa Corporation and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada working on the development of the Summerlin community.
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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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