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Roth, Jerry H., 1941-
Jerry H. Roth was a Las Vegas, Nevada boxing judge. Roth was born on May 12, 1941 in Las Vegas and started working for the Nevada Athletic Commission at the Silver Slipper Hotel and Casino. He worked on 225 world title fights including Oscar De La Hoya versus Félix Trinidad in 1999 and Mike Tyson versus Evander Holyfield in 1996.
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Hiatt, Hermi Dierauer, 1942-
Biologist Hermi Dierauer Hiatt was born on September 12, 1942. She was involved with the Red Rock Audubon Society, helped create maps for Southern Nevada, and assisted in establishing boundaries for the sale of public lands.
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Hermi and John Hiatt oral history interviews, 2010 April 02, April 03, 2010, April 25, 2010. OH-02104. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Hiatt, John Edward, 1941-
Chemist John Edward Hiatt was born on October 17, 1941 in Los Angeles, California. He was involved with the Red Rock Audubon Society, helped create maps for Southern Nevada, and assisted in establishing boundaries for the sale of public lands.
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Hermi and John Hiatt oral history interviews, 2010 April 02, April 03, 2010, April 25, 2010. OH-02104. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Shields, Calvin Anthony, 1924-2010
Calvin Anthony Shields was a Las Vegas, Nevada musician who played the trumpet and drums. He was born on April 28, 1924 in Jacksonville, Florida. Shields played with the Billy Williams Quartet in countries around the world, and later formed "The Calvin Shields All-Star Band" and played nightly at the Carver House, located in Westside Las Vegas. He also played in clubs and casinos in Las Vegas including the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, the Sahara Hotel and Casino, the Landmark Hotel and Casino, and the Hacienda Resort Hotel and Casino.
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Thayer, Jennilee Gibson, 1931-2012
Jennilee Gibson Thayer was born in McGill, Nevada on October 24, 1931 to Fred D. and May Emma Gibson. She lived most of her life in Henderson, Nevada with her husband, Robert "Red" Thayer. She died on November 19, 2012 in Henderson.
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"Jennilee Thayer." Las Vegas Review-Journal. November 2012. Accessed March 12, 2020. https://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=jennilee-thayer&pid=161188488&fhid=12181
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Washington, David L., 1950?-
David L. Washington was born in Delhi, Louisiana around 1950. Washington then grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and eventually began his career as a firefighter in 1974. In 2001, he became the first African American fire chief for the City of Las Vegas.
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Griffin, Johnny, 1950-
Johnny Griffin was born in Greenville, Mississippi on September 27, 1950. Johnny Griffin moved to Las Vegas in 1982, after attending Jackson State University on a golf scholarship.
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Kiley, Ruth J., 1944-
Ruth Jane Kiley was born in Newark, New Jersey, and lived in California and New York before her
family moved to Las Vegas in 1957, when Ruth was thirteen. Ruth worked in the insurance business for almost thirty years, dealing with casinos during the most expansive period of the city's growth.
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