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Perkins, Edward C., 1917-2007
Edward C. Perkins was born on December 10, 1917 in Texas. He moved to Boulder City, Nevada in 1942 where he worked as a metallurgical engineer for the United States Bureau of Mines. Perkins passed away on July 30, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Rivera, Erma Linda, 1952-
Erma Linda Rivera was born in Morenci, Arizona, in 1952. In the Las Vegas Valley, where Linda has lived for over twenty years, she has promoted educational opportunities for youth, particularly in the Hispanic community. Both she and her husband moved from Montana, where her husband worked as a power plant operator on Yellowtail Dam, to southern Nevada to work on Hoover Dam in 1986. Linda was put in charge of the affirmative employment plan for her branch of the Bureau of Reclamation.
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Ronnow, F. Lorin, (Francis Lorin), 1909-1987
Francis Lorin Ronnow was born on June 23, 1909 in Panaca, Nevada. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1928 where worked worked as a hoisting engineer during the construction of the Hoover Dam. Ronnow passed away on July 24, 1987.
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Price, Margaret M., 1918-2006
Margaret M. "Maggie" Price, 88, of Boulder City, passed away Saturday, Sept. 16, 2006. She was born Sept. 27, 1918, in Freeport, Ill., and spent her childhood growing up in Columbus and Lebanon, Ohio. Maggie married Frank, a native of Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 3, 1938. They moved to Las Vegas in 1949. Maggie worked at the Sands Hotel as a showroom waitress during the "Rat Pack" era. She retired to take care of her daughter, Patti Kay. Years later, they moved to Boulder City.
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Vitto, G. L., 1922-1991
G.L. Vitto worked as a sportscaster and late-night movie host in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was born on October 20, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. After the war, he worked as a radio disc jockey. VItto moved to Las Vegas in 1958. He worked at KENO radio, then as a sports reporter at Channel 13 and, later, Channel 8. He also worked as a ringside announcer for boxing matches at the Silver Slipper and hosted a late-night movie show. He died in Las Vegas of a heart attack on October 28, 1991.
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Salisbury, Lawrence J., Jr., 1916-1994
Lawrence J. Salisbury was born on July 10, 1916 in Provo, Utah. Salisbury later moved to Boulder City, Nevada in 1935 where he made a career in the grocery business. He passed away on April 10, 1994.
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