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Berkovits, Myra, 1944-
Myra Berkovits (née Mosse) was born April 10, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. Her father emigrated from Romania to Canada, later moving to Chicago, where he met Berkovits’s mother, a daughter of Russian immigrants. After graduating from Loyola University, Berkovits married and started her career as an educator teaching at an elementary school in inner city Chicago. She taught there for twelve years before moving with her husband, son and daughter to Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
William Henry Harrison was an American politician and military officer who became the ninth President of the United States of America. In the 1840 presidential election, Harrison defeated the incumbent, Martin Van Buren and was sworn in as President on March 4, 1841. Twenty-two days into his presidency, he contracted pneumonia and died nine days later on April 4, 1841 in the shortest presidency to date, lasting thirty-one days and became the first United States President to die in office.
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Lisle, Chloe, 1916-2001
Alberta Chloe Colvin was born on December 1, 1916 in Cherry, Nebraska. Chloe Calvin moved to Beatty, Nevada in the 1930s and worked as a schoolteacher. Chloe married Ralph Fairbanks Lisle on July 5, 1939. In 1955, the Lisle family opened a hardware store in Beatty. Chloe Lisle passed away on February 2, 2001 at the age of 84.
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Lisle, Ralph Fairbanks, 1914-2004
Ralph Fairbanks Lisle was born on June 18, 1914 in Lyon, Nevada. He and his family moved to the mining community of Beatty, Nevada in 1938. Lisle held several elected office positions, including Nye County Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, and hospital board member. Ralph Lisle married Chloe Colvin on July 5, 1939 and opened a hardware store in Beatty, Nevada in 1955. Ralph Fairbanks Lisle passed away on January 16, 2004 at the age of 89.
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Porter, Donna Michelle
Donna Michelle Porter was a photographer for the
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Porter, Donna M. LinkedIn. Accessed June 12, 2020. https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-michelle-porter-75896723.
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