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Nichols, Candice
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Candice Nichols, executive director for The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Southern Nevada, was honored for her community service.
Nichols has been a community activist and professional in the nonprofit sector in Nevada for more than 20 years. Her activism began in 1989 when she became the chairwoman of Pro-Choice Advocacy, a coalition that codified Roe v. Wade in Nevada through a ballot initiative in 1990.
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Tucker, Sam
Sam Tucker was a Las Vegas, Nevada casino executive and former bootlegger. He was an associate of Moe Dalitz in the Prohibition-era liquor trade in Cleveland before moving to Las Vegas in the late 1940s to invest in the Desert Inn with Dalitz and others. Tucker served as chair of the United Jewish Appeal in Las Vegas from 1953 to 1956.
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Stone, David
David M. Stone is the founder and president of Nevada Association Services Inc. (NAS), a large real estate collection company in Las Vegas, Nevada. Stone moved to Las Vegas and founded NAS in 1999. He also serves as chairman of the board of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas (2015- ).
Smith, Hubble. "Executive serves as long arm of law for homeowners associations." Las Vegas Review-Journal. June 14, 2009. Accessed March 7, 2016.
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Sindler, Bernie
Bernie Sindler is a former card dealer, casino host, and investor in several casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada. He came to Las Vegas in 1946 as the protégé of Meyer Lansky and worked alongside Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel at the Flamingo before Siegel's murder in 1947. Sindler was also a part owner of the Silver Slipper, Frontier, and Circus Circus casinos. In 2015 he published The Bernie Sindler Story: Life With Lansky, Siegel, and the Mob.
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