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Sparer, Jon

Jon Sparer is an architect in Las Vegas, Nevada who has worked on numerous hotels and casinos. He moved to Las Vegas in July 1981 and worked for the architecture firm Rissman and Rissman before joining Marnell Corrao. After briefly retiring in 1999, Sparer opened his own architecture firm and was contacted by Congregation Ner Tamid (of which he was a casual member) to design their new temple in Green Valley. Jon was married to another successful architect, John Klai. Both were very instrumental in the opening of The Center.

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2004 Honorarium Awards awarding "The Laramie Project" production, 2004 August 14

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Collection Number: MS-00251
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 19

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Nichols, Candice

http://www.reviewjournal.com/view/newsmakers-6

Candice Nichols, executive director for The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, was honored for her community service.

Nichols has been a community activist and professional in the nonprofit sector in Nevada for more than 20 years. Her activism began in 1989 when she became the chairwoman of Pro-Choice Advocacy, a coalition that codified Roe v. Wade in Nevada through a ballot initiative in 1990.

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UNLV Center for Social Justice Records

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UA-00033

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Question 2 debate, 2001 April 24

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Collection Number: MS-00251
Collection Name: Las Vegas, Nevada LGBTQ Collection
Box/Folder: Box 19, Digital File 00

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