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Craddock, John E., Dr., 1922-
Dr. John E. Craddock was born on March 08, 1922 in San Diego, California. He was a dentist and was in the United States Navy.
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Cox, Suzette M., 1945-
Suzette M. Cox was born on July 20th, 1945 in San Diego, California. She was a secretary at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and a deputy sheriff at the Las Vegas Sun newspaper.
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Eppenger-D'Hondt, Ruth
Ruth D'Hondt was born and reared in Las Vegas, Nevada, living on Jackson Street where her family owned Mattie's Cafe. The restaurant provided not just great food but employment for D’hondt and her five brothers and sisters. In 1959, the family moved to Berkley Square.
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Diederich, Harvey, 1920-
Harvey Diederich was born in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois and worked as a journalist for the Las Vegas News Bureau.
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Cuti, Frank, 1904-
Frank Cuti was born in 1904 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and was involved with the gaming industry in Nevada.
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Donoho, Ronald Lee, 1929-2010
Ron Donoho was born July 1, 1929 in Amboy, Illinois. He was an auto mechanic, a peace officer, and a school teacher.
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Drohobyczar, Martha
Martha Drohobyczar was born on November 21, 1951 and grew up in Illinois, three generations removed from slavery. Even though her first college degree was in government and national relations, Drohobyczar found an accelerated nursing program at St. Louis University in 1975 and graduated a year later with a bachelor’s in nursing.
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DuBarton, Hazel F., 1926-
Hazel F. DuBarton was born on July 13, 1926 in Floral Park, New York and arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955.
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Duncan, Katherine
Katherine Duncan was born in Ratio, Arkansas. Her parents, who were sharecroppers, and her 11 brothers and sister migrated to Boston in the winter of 1969. She moved to Las Vegas on July 7th, 1977 and started working at the MGM Grand Hotel. She also worked with the Nevada Motion Picture Services, at her own travel agency, and at the Riviera Resort and Casino. She started a black heritage tour of Las Vegas.
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Dupalo, Martin Dean, 1967-
Martin Dean Dupalo was born February 20, 1967. His parents were Eva Auge, a German citizen, and Milton Dupalo. Dupalo graduated from Eldorado High School in 1985, attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and was selected for a Truman Congressional Scholarship at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. After a stint as a firefighter, four years in the Air Force and Air Force Reserve, and a brief marriage, Dupalo began teaching at UNLV in 2003.
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