Publicity agent Hank Kovell worked for the Frontier and Fremont Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada and owned his own firm, Kovell Incorporated, which did marketing for numerous hotels on the Strip and downtown from 1964 to 1969. He organized local merchants to produce the first free coupon book that became a staple of the downtown gaming industry. He authored the book The Poor Man's Guide to Las Vegas.
Rachel Gibson was the granddaughter of Nevada pioneers. Rachel was born in 1913 in Yerington. Her 1930 class was the first to graduate from Las Vegas High School, and Rachel received her Bachelor's degree from the University of California at Berkeley. She taught first in Boulder City, then at the J.T. McWilliams Elementary School in Las Vegas. Rachel also was active in many community groups. Rachel passed away on April 25, 2004.
Betty Joan Cummings was born to Eunice Audrey Purifoy and Harold Phillip Cummings in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on December 27, 1932. The family later moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and Betty attended the Las Vegas Grammar School and graduated from Las Vegas High School. She married Joseph Pavlikowski and was active in the local community. She passed away on September 3, 2008.
Relda Whitney Leavitt was born in Saint Thomas, Nevada on April 3, 1917 to Stowell Edward Whitney and Anna Isabel Frehner. She married Len R. Leavitt on August 17, 1938. They had one son, Len Randall Leavitt in 1939. Relda Leavitt died on March 12, 1997.
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Genealogy files about "Relda Whitney."Accessed on March 31, 2020 on FamilySearch.org.
Patrick Egger was city planner for North Las Vegas and Clark County Department of Comprehensive Planning (mapping); Vice President and senior real estate appraisor for Nevada Savings and Loan; then independent real estate appraisor; early involvement with UNLV Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies, and instructor in real estate in the College of Continuing Education. Author and presenter about real estate appraisal.
Brian Shepherd, Chief of Staff of SEIU Local 1107, understands the impact of strong union jobs for Nevada families. His union represents the largest contingency of healthcare and public sector workers across the state. The Services Employee International Union advocates for fair wages, good healthcare, and the secret ballot. In addition to his call as a union man, Shepherd was called by the Creator and is in divinity school. He and the union empowers members to organize for progressive causes.