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Fisher, Robert M., 1945-
Robert M. Fisher was born on July 25, 1945 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He grew up on Nellis Airforce Base and joined the United States Navy serving as a 3rd class boatswain mate. He was a technical illustrator and a senior draftsman for the underground atomic testing at the Nevada Test Site.
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Giles, Reva
Reva Giles grew up in the little town of New Carlisle, Indiana and was one of twelve children. Her mother stayed home with the children while her father worked for Studebaker, a large automobile manufacturer. Right after high school, Giles moved to Redland, California, to live with a sister, working first at an ice cream shop and then a bank.
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Gore, Robert
Robert Gore first came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973 as a public affairs officer with the Air Force. He returned to West Virginia to go into the family business in 1976 and four years later was offered a job with Summa Corporation. Back in Las Vegas, he also served as director of the Air Force Association. At a dinner meeting of the Association, Retired General Bill Becker suggested that an engineering school was needed at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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Chatterson, Harold, 1901-
Harold Chatterson was born in Miles City, Montana in 1901. He moved to Nevada on December 9th, 1950. He worked as a construction worker.
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Parson, Claude H., 1928-1998
Reverend Claude Parson Jr. was born September 07, 1928 in Alabama and moved to New York when he was two years old. After graduating from the State University of New York at Oswego, Parson enlisted in the United States Air Force and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1951. He met his wife, Stella Parson, and married her in 1953. He worked in the Clark County School District for nearly twenty years and has an elementary school named after him. After retiring in 1974, Parson became a pastor in the Vegas View Church of God in Christ.
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Bezard, Pierre, 1924-2020
"Pierre was born June 16, 1924 in Paris, France. He survived WWII as a prisoner in a Nazi work camp where he met his lifelong friend Louis Juif. After the war, he returned to his family and began his career working backstage in theater. Although he never had much formal education, Pierre quickly ascended to the position of stage director, managing numerous productions including the Lido in Paris, Casino de Paris in Las Vegas, Ballet de Roland Petit, Solid Gold Las Vegas, Vive Les Girls, as well as touring shows worldwide.
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Farnsworth, Robert Lee, Sr., 1909-1998
Robert Lee Farnsworth was born July 3, 1909 in Chicago, Illinois. He lived in Las Vegas, Nevada for forty-three years where he worked as a real estate appraiser. He was the founder and president of United States Rocket Society, president of Tannisee Uranium Mining Co., and involved with the Masons and Shriners organizations. He passed away August 3, 1989.
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"Robert Farnsworth," Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 13, 1998: page 18.
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Amie-Pilot, Ruby, 1932-
Ruby Amie-Pilot was born April 03, 1932 and raised in Karnack, Texas. In 1952, Amie-Pilot boarded a train with her two young sons, Curtis Rufus Jr. and Herbert, to join her high school sweetheart and husband, Curtis Amie, in Las Vegas, Nevada. His family had moved to Las Vegas in the 1940s, seeking better job opportunities. Upon arriving, however, Amie-Pilot found the living conditions quite appalling.
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