Elaine Galatz was born September 1, 1939 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and studied English at the University of Wisconsin. In 1961, she married Neil Galatz and moved to Arizona. After attending the University of Arizona and Arizona State University for graduate studies and her teaching certificate, Galatz moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and taught at J.E. Manch Elementary. When her husband opened his own law firm in the mid-1960s, she served as the office manager and bookkeeper.
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Morgan Mills was born in Grand Junction, Colorado on July 27, 1914. He later moved to California, where he worked as an electrical engineer and was involved in the Boulder (Hoover) Dam project in Las Vegas, Nevada. He passed away on March 20, 1982 in Los Angeles, California.
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Rodrigo was raised in a mix-status Mexican family. He was born in Mexico and immigrated at age three. He became a citizen of the U.S. when he was in 8th grade. He is a grad student who has been a student worker on the Latinx Voices project since its inception in 2018.
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"Dale Kimball" is a pseudonym assigned by the oral history interviewee to protect their identity during the interview. Their identity is not disclosed.
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