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Weinstein, David D.
David D. Weinstein is a photographer based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. In the 1980s Weinstein was the photographer for the King Charles troupe, a specialty act in the Siegfried and Roy show. He also went on to become a staff photorgapher for Star International magazine where he photographers celebrities such as Bill Cosby, Paul Anka, and Melinda, the first lady of magic. Starting in the mid-1990s Weinstein became associated with the nNational Parks book publisher, KC Publications.
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James, David E.
David E. James is an associate professor of civil engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and has been with the university since 1990. He is currently the director of Solar and Renewable Energy Programs for UNLV. In 2017, he and the students on his team led UNLV to victory in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon, placing first with a score of 98 out of 100. In the past, David James has served as Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs, and the President of the Nevada Society of Professional Engineers.
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Green, Eileen Margaret, 1928-2016
Eileen Margaret Green was born on December 11, 1928 in San Pedro, California. In the 1960s, she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and began working at the U.S. Postal Service. She attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), obtaining her bachelor’s degree in 1977 and her master’s degree in anthropology in 1987. After retiring from the U.S. Postal Service, she went on to work for UNLV, the Bureau of Land Management, and the State of Nevada.
Green passed away at the age of 87 on January 9, 2016.
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Anderson, Jack Francis, 1940-
Attorney Jack Anderson was one of the lawyers who handled legal issues for Operation Life, the Westside community organization founded by welfare rights activist Ruby Duncan. The organization aided residents in housing, health services, food, education, job training, day care for working mothers, and general economic development. A former card dealer, Anderson, a caucasian, graduated from the historically black Howard Law School, and began work with his friend Mahlon Brown III, for Clark County Legal Services in the early 1970s.
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Stocker, Oscar Wellington, 1872-1941
Oscar Wellington Stocker was born on April 1, 1872 in Easton, Pennsylvannia. Oscar married Mayme Virgina Clifton on December 26, 1891 in Reading, Pennsylvania, who would later become the first person to hold a legal casino license. He and his wife had three sons, Clarence, Harold, and Lester. The family left Pennsylvania in 1904, eventually settling in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1911. Oscar worked as an engine foreman for the railroad yards in Las Vegas and was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainsmen. He passed away on September 10, 1941.
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Stocker, Mayme V., 1875-1972
Mary Virginia Clifton was born to Annie May Richards and George William Clifton on September 5, 1875. She married Oscar Wellington Stocker on December 26, 1891 in Pennsylvania. The couple had three sons, Lester, Clarence, and Harold. The family moved west and settled in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1910. Mayme Stocker operated the Northern Club on Fremont Street. She later sold the property to Wilbur Clark and it was renamed the Monte Carlo Club. She died at her home in Las Vegas on December 12, 1972.
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Rawls, Ellen Burke
Ellen Burke Rawls is an entertainment columnist and publicist in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and her entertainment columns detail the line-up of coming events and stars at Atlantic City hotels and casinos. Her "Atlantic City" byline column appeared weekly in the Staten Island Sunday Advance from 1990 to 1995. Her Star-Ledger columns were carried in the Special Section under "Gracious Living" from 1990 to 1993 and "Summertime" from 1993 to 1994.
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