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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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Greenspun, Danny, 1954-

Daniel "Danny" A. Greenspun is the founder of Vegas.Com, a Las Vegas, Nevada tourism website. The son of Hank and Barbara Greenspun, Danny Greenspun was involved with the family's company, Greenspun Media Group (GMG), until 2014 when his brother Brian Greenspun took full ownership. Danny Greenspun previously served as chairman of GMG, vice chairman of the Greenspun Corporation, and vice president of the Las Vegas Sun, the newspaper established by his parents.

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Fine, Jeffrey

Jeffrey Fine is a third generation entrepreneur involved in the real estate, retail, and gaming industries in Southern Nevada. He is the owner and co-founder of Fifth Street Gaming, which owns and manages multiple casinos, hotels, bars, and restaurants throughout Las Vegas Valley. The company's flagship casino is the Downtown Grand in downtown Las Vegas. In 2002 he established Fine Concepts to manage his food and beverage business ventures, including the exclusive development of the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf franchise in Nevada.

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Fine, Jonathan

Jonathan Fine is a Las Vegas, Nevada native and entrepreneur. In 2003 he founded Sting Alarm Inc., a security company that focused on aiding the hospitality industry in the transition from analog to digital surveillance. With his partners in Fine Entertainment, Fine manages several bars and restaurants on and off the Strip, including Rockhouse Bar at Grand Canal Shoppes, PBR Rockbar and Grill at Miracle Mile Shops, Chayo Mexican Kitchen + Tequila Bar at The Linq, and PKWY Tavern.

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Greenspun, Brian, 1946-

Brian Greenspun is the publisher and editor of the Las Vegas Sun, a newspaper founded by his parents Hank and Barbara Greenspun in 1950. Brian Greenspun is also the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and sole owner of the Sun's parent company, Greenspun Media Group. He is active in numerous civic and charitable organizations in the Las Vegas, Nevada community and is a Trustee of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation, the Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance, and The Brookings Institution.

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Minert, Kirk

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Gregory, Mollie

Mollie Gregory is a filmmaker and writer from Los Angeles, California. After graduating from the Cinema School of New York University with Bachelor's and Master's degrees, she began her career as a documentary film writer and producer. Her earlier works focused on poverty and women's issues, including Songs from the Fourth World, Off the Edge, Welfare: Exploding the Myths, and Cities are for People.

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Grogan, Stephen P., 1947-

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Steve Grogan

Stephen P. Grogan started his professional career in Denver, Colorado where he worked in news media and government services. Before moving to Las Vegas, Grogan was active in the passage of Limited Stakes Gaming in Colorado and served as the first Executive Director of the Colorado Gaming Owners Association. He has spent the latter part of his career in casino gaming. He founded the Grogan Casino Report in the 1990s which tracked the expansion of casino gaming nationwide.

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Morlan, Jerry Duane, 1938-2000

Jerry Duane Morlan (1938-2000) was born and raised in Victorville, California. He worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office from 1960 to 1965 before his eight-year tenure as an industrial photographer at Teledyne Semiconductor in Hawthorne, California. After Teledyne, Morlan was a successful general supervisor of the graphic arts department of leading toy manufacturing company Mattel, continuing to work as a photographer and sometimes acting as a consultant for the Yankee Photo Products company.

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