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Collins, Gene, 1943-
Gene Collins was born to Gertha and Isaac Collins in Lake Providence, Louisiana. Gene's mother relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1950's with his sisters but Gene stayed in Louisiana with his grandparents until college and then migrated to Las Vegas in 1966. Gene and his family lived in West Las Vegas which at the time was a thriving community due to segregation on the Strip. Gene worked as an operator's engineer at the Nevada Test Site and later trained as an engineer.
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Marchese, Lamar, 1943-
Lamar Marchese was born December 11, 1943 in Tampa, Florida. Marchese and his wife, Patricia, graduated from the University of Southern Florida and relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1972.
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Lake-Eglington, Olive, 1895-1992
An early Las Vegas resident, Olive Lake-Eglington (neé Olive Lake) was born in 1895 in California. In 1904, she moved with her family from Ontario, California to Las Vegas, Nevada in a covered wagon. Eglington's father, Robert E. Lake, was a barber and was also involved in the early civic development of young Las Vegas, for which an elementary school was eventually named in his honor. Olive Lake graduated in the first Clark County High School class in 1913, and soon after married Earle Eglington, who had moved to Las Vegas in 1911.
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Saiger, Mort (Morton Saiger), 1903-1997
Morton "Mort" Saiger was born July 22, 1903, in Opatov, Poland. He fled Poland in 1920 three days before he was to be inducted into the army. Settling in Denver, Colorado with his father, he showed an early interest in show business, winning awards as a ballroom dancer, appearing in several silent films, and performing as a baritone in a 1939 Los Angeles, California production of Mozart's opera, "Bastien and Bastienne."
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De Leon, Fermin, 1899-1987
Fermin De Leon was born July 8th, 1899 in the Phillipines. He is a World War II veteran. He worked as a kitchen helper and a pantry man.
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Collins, Ed, 1916-
Edward A. Collins was born on March 30th, 1916. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955. He worked as a dealer, a captain in a showroom at the Frontier Hotel, and had many more jobs on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Devere, Mike, 1947-
Mike Devere was born 1947 in Reno, Nevada. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950. He worked numerous jobs in the culinary department of different hotels and was a university police officer for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Bennett, Charles A., 1914-
Charles A. Bennett was born on August 20, 1914 to Arthur and Olive Bennett. Bennett attended the University of Kentucky and went to work in Los Angeles with a friend in the restaurant business. He later decided to move to Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Hawkins, Pam, 1951-2009
Pam Hawkins is a native of Las Vegas, Nevada. Hawkins received her Bachelor's and Master's degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Hawkins first teaching position was for three years at Brinley Middle School.
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