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Kelch, Laura Belle
Laura Belle Kelch was born September 1, 1912, in Cincinnati, Ohio and came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1939. Before moving West, she attended the University of Cincinnati and pursued a degree in the field of Applied Arts. Kelch later lived in New York City, New York and Los Angeles, California before finally making Las Vegas her home.
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Kennedy, Janet, 1924-
Janet Kennedy was born on October 22, 1924 in Stratford, Connecticut. She married her husband Norm in 1946. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963. Janet was a homemaker and had four children.
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Kishner, Irwin, 1933-2017
Irwin Kishner was born in 1933 in Brighton Beach, New York and lived there until he was 13 years old, when the family relocated to Miami, Florida. Irwin graduated from high school and went on to earn his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida in 1954 and his law degree from the University of Miami in 1958.
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Clark, Betty Joyce, 1940-
Betty Joyce (Bearden) Clark was born in Cartersville, Georgia on April 24, 1940. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1947. She was a hairdresser, grocery checker, and secretary bookeeper. She married Ray Clark on June 09, 1959.
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Clark, Georgie White
Georgie Clark was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 13, 1910. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1969. She was a real estate agent, river runner, and a ferry command civil servant in World War II.
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Layne, Bruce, 1945-
Bruce Layne was born in 1945. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1955. He attended Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He was the President of Layne and Associates Insurance which was the largest Insurance Agency in Nevada. He discovered he had Parkinson's disease in 1999 and wrote a book about it called My Gift.
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Lee, Doris Shoong
Doris Shoong Lee was born in 1919 in San Francisco, California and was the second of three children. Her family moved to Oakland, California and that’s where she grew up. After Shoong Lee graduated from high school she went on to attend Berkeley University along with her sister. Her father became very interested in the university after both daughters spent time there and consequently he created a scholarship fund for Chinese students. The Lee family then decided to move to China and Shoong Lee and her sister enrolled in Ling Nam University.
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LeVine, Jack
Jack LeVine was born in 1954 and was raised Columbus, Ohio. He first started visiting Las Vegas, Nevada whenever his truck driver routes allowed him to visit his parents who had moved there in 1977. They owned a downtown sandwich and catering business called “Your Place or Mine.”
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March, Debra, 1953-
Debra March was born November 25, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan. She is one of eight siblings, all of whom attended Catholic school as children and eventually went on to professional careers. March’s father worked for the city of Detroit, then moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and was hired by the Clark County School District. March came to Las Vegas for the first time in 1973. Though she left for a couple of years, she eventually settled there and attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), earning an undergraduate degree in anthropology and biology.
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Marshall, Agnes C., 1931-
Agnes Marshall was born February 4, 1931 and grew up on a farm in Ferriday, Louisiana raised by her grandparents. At the age of 15, Marshall moved to Salt Lake City, Utah with her mother and later found herself settling in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1951.
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