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Eisenberg, Ivan
Ivan Eisenberg moved to Las Vegas, Nevada from a small town in Ohio in 1947 and his father established a business named Ideal Office Equipment. He graduated from Vegas High School in 1948 and attended college at the University of Nevada, Reno. Eisenberg joined his father’s business in 1954.
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Moreo, Patrick J.
Pat Moreo was born in the borough of Queens in New York City. At the age of ten his family moved to the Finger Lakes region of New York. He finished grade school and high school in Horseheads, New York. He came to Las Vegas in 1967 and graduated from Universit of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1969. He worked as head of the hotel/culinary department at UNLV.
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Bananto, Ronald, 1930-2002
Ronald Bananto was born February 13, 1930 in Coal Run, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Bonanto moved to Pioche, Nevada in 1949. A year later, and after a short period in San Francisco, California, Bonanto relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1950. He lived in Nevada for 29 years and worked for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for 23 years. Bananto married Pamela Schofield Bananto.
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Datke, Albert
Mr. Albert Datke was born in Eureka, Utah. Mr. Datke was the first internal revenue agent in Southern Nevada. He and his family relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada permanently in June of 1944. A Mormon and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Mr. Datke led a very active church and religious life in Las Vegas. He even served as financial clerk and historian clerk for the church.
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Early, Charles Alvin, Jr., 1924-2012
Charles Alvin (Tod) Early Jr. was born in Yerington, Nevada and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1963. He started Central Credit Inc., the first credit check company for casinos to check credit worthiness of gamblers. He later sold the company to Chilton Corporation. He passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 9, 2012.
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Williams, Jillean
Jillean Williams grew up in England and moved to Manhattan, New York while she was working for an American company. This is when she met Joseph Williams, then playing with the Count Basic Orchestra, while staying at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel and Resort. She married Joe Williams, they were together for 42 years until his death in 1999. They both moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1968.
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Pinjuv, Fred, 1935-
Fred Pinjuv was born in 1935 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Rancho High School in 1953 and attended college at the University of Oregon. Pinjuv was drafted by the Boston Red Sox right out of college, but decided to accept a draft to the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.
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Bavington, Kim
Kim Bavington was born November 30, 1963. In 1964, Bavington's parents moved to Las Vegas, Nevada when she was six months old. Her father was an industrial designer and mother was an art instructor. Kim earned a Fine Art degree from University of Nevada, Las Vegas and worked at a sundry of jobs to support herself. She married Tim Bavington in 2000. She worked as a business owner and art instructor.
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Clark, Dominic
Dominic Clark was born in 1949 or 1950 in Reno, Nevada. His family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. He was educated in Southern Nevada, went to St. Anne’s grammar school [Catholic School], and graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 1967. Clark went to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) for two years and graduated in 1971 from the University of Nevada, Reno. He was a sports information director for UNLV.
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Berry, Lydia H., 1914-2008
Lydia Berry was born January 18, 1914 in Kansas City, Missouri. Berry received her bachelor's degree in science education from Northwest Missouri State University. She taught for a few years and then worked as a school clerk in the Kansas City school district. She then moved to Los Angeles, California where she worked as a secretary. She was married in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1954.
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