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Grenfell, Celia, 1926-
Celia Rivero was born on October 31st 1926 in Las Vegas, Nevada to her parents, Margarita R. and Francisco G. Rivero. Her father moved from Tepic, Mexico to Las Vegas in 1917 and met her mother who came from Guadalupe de Los Reyes, Mexico. Celia lived in Downtown Las Vegas with her family for about sixteen years, before they moved to Vegas Heights which was a developing community in Las Vegas.
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Morales-Jackson, Catherine
Catherine Morales-Jackson grew up in Hazlet, New Jersey. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1981. Morales-Jackson retired from UNLV University Libraries at the age of 51.
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Gunning, Laura, 1923-1993
Laura Gunning was born in Los Angeles, California. She came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1953 to get a divorce.
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Emerson, Len Zane David
Len Zane and his wife came to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1973. Dr. Zane taught physics. He has spent over 34 years in education and administration at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).
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Marsh, Arno
Arno Marsh was born in 1928 and grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Both of his parents were musicians. Marsh moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1957. He signed on to play with Charlie Ventura at the Thunderbird Hotel and several other hotels on the Las Vegas Strip.
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Armstrong, Bren
Bren Armstrong was born in western Kansas. The Armstrong family came to Las Vegas, Nevada in about 1931.
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Brooks, Hershel, 1930-
Hershel Brooks was born December 3, 1930 in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in an orthodox Jewish household, along with his four siblings, and attended Jewish community schools before pursuing his rabbinical studies. He studied at TelsheYeshiva in Cleveland, Torah Vodaath in New York, and Jewish Theological Seminary in New York.
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