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Gutiérrez, José Luis, 1941-
José Luis Gutiérrez is a self-made entrepreneur and icon in Las Vegas, Nevada, who immigrated at a young age from his hometown in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. José’s childhood memories are filled with nostalgic and loving stories from being raised by his grandmother to working at his uncle’s mechanic shop from a young age. José remembers his childhood as a tough one since he had to start working early in life and did not get to finish high school even, but he relates how his mother always motivated him to do big things in life.
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Salgado, Sergio (Sergio Checko), 1970-
Sergio “Checko” Salgado was born in Las Vegas, Nevada at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, a hospital whose name is unrecognizable to the majority of the people that now make Southern Nevada their home. Although the building still operates today, it is known as the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Nevada’s Level I trauma center and one of the largest public hospitals in the United States.
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George, Sadie Kiel, 1868-1943
Sadie Kiel George was born on June 19, 1868 to Franklin and Elizabeth Kiel in Mansfield, Ohio. Sadie was the granddaughter of Conrad Kiel, one of Las Vegas Valley's earliest settlers and owned Kiel Ranch in the 1880s, which was the second oldest ranch in the Las Vegas Valley. Sadie Kiel married Hampton E. George on November 28, 1887 and they had a son, Willard Hampton George. Sadie Kiel George passed away on October 16, 1943 at the age of 75.
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George, Hampton Ellis, 1857-1907
Hampton Ellis George was born on January 18, 1857 in Yates City, Illinois to Ellis and Malita George. George moved to Los Angeles, California and managed salt mines and real estate in early Las Vegas, Nevada. Hampton George married Sadie Bell Kiel on November 28, 1887 and passed away on August 25, 1907 at the age of 50.
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"Hampton Ellis George." Geni. Last modified January 18, 2017. Accessed May 19, 2020. https://www.geni.com/people/Hampton-George/6000000052982270253.
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