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De Meis, Joseph L.

Joseph De Meis has 40 years of professional experience in design work. Before retirement, he developed imaginative and artistic themes while also addressing retail centers, such as Caesar's Palace Forum Shops and the Magical Empire. He was responsible as senior art director for completing the Red Sea Astrarium project in Jordan for RGH Themed Entertainment. Mr.

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Tafoya, Daniel J.

Daniel J. Tafoya is an undaunted soul. He attributes much of his success to the inspiration of his loving parents, Rose and Alphonso, from whom he learned to overcome the obstacles of poverty, dyslexia, and ADHD. He shares their stories of hardships and their personal belief that each of their four children could become successful.

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Benavidez, Kelly D.

For Kelly Benavidez (b. 1976), life began in the northern California community of Daly City in a Spanish-speaking household. Her parents, Amelia and Genaro Benavidez, were among the few Latinos in their area at the time. Her parents felt strongly about immersing Kelly and her older brother in their Mexican culture. They made the important decision to return to Jalisco, Mexico with their young children.

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Nusser, Grace A., 1898-1952

Grace A. Nusser was born in approximately 1898. She married George F. Nusser in Santa Ana, California on August 20, 1923, who worked for the Bureau of Power and Light in Los Angeles, California. They later moved to Boulder City, Nevada on June 1, 1936. Grace A. Nusser killed George F. Nusser on April 27, 1937, and was sentenced to life in Nevada State Prison for first degree murder. She served approximately a year and a half in prison before being transferred to the Nevada State Hospital in Reno, Nevada in approximately 1939. She died June 9, 1952.

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Ronnow, C. C.

Charles Christian (C. C.) Ronnow moved to Nevada in 1868 when his father, C. P. Ronnow, was called by the Church of Latter-day Saints leader Brigham Young to settle the Moapa Valley. C. C. Ronnow attended Brigham Young University and served as bishop of Panaca, Nevada in 1884. He also served as a schoolteacher.

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