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DiJulio, Max, 1919-2005
Composer Massimo "Max" Joseph DiJulio was born in 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He took up the trumpet as a boy and turned professional while still in high school. During World War Two he served with a military band under the direction of Glenn Miller. After his tour of duty, he settled in Denver, Colorado where he served as the Director of the Fine Arts Department at Loretto Heights College for over thirty years. He also served as Music Director of the Denver Post Opera.
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Worswick, A. Lacy, 1878-1962
A. L. Worswick was an architect in the Western United States in the 20th century.
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Harrell, Beryl, 1918-1977
Beryl Deane Harrell was born on September 23, 1918 in Vancouver, Washington, the family eventually relocated to Los Angeles, California. Hawaiian music was very popular throughout the 1920s, 1930s, and the 1940s-Beryl was taught how to play the steel guitar by Sol Hoʻopiʻi, who was acknowledged to be one of the greatest steel guitarists in history. Hoʻopiʻi taught lessons in Los Angeles which is where he taught Beryl Harrell.
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Clement, Grace Iola, 1908-1989
Founding member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Francisco Garces Chapter in Nevada, Grace Clement served as Regent and Chaplain of the Nevada Society. Born in 1908 in Wyoming, Clement moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in the 1940s. She was active in various organizations including the Friends of the Museum, where she served on the Board of Directors. Grace Clement passed away in 1989.
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Cole, Nelda, 1915-1987
Nelda Powell Robinson was born in Kingsville, Texas in 1915, the daughter of Rudell Powell and Allie Robinson. She married Charles Wayne Cole in 1938. After Charles Cole died in 1970, Nelda Cole moved to Nevada where she met and later married Joseph Baran in 1980.
Nelda Cole died on October 3, 1987 in Overton, Nevada.
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Genealogy files about "Nelda Cole" and "Nelda Robinson." Accessed on Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org
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Coffin, Bob, 1942-
James Robert Coffin IV arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1951. His family moved to the John S. Park Neighborhood in 1960. He worked as a janitor at the Nevada Test Site and as a journalist for Las Vegas Review Journal. Bob was elected to the Nevada State Assembly in 1982 and to the State Senate in 1986. He has a special interest in neighborhood preservation.
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Augustine, Kathy Marie
Kathy Augustine worked in the Nevada legislature from 1993 to 2006. Augustine was born May 29, 1956 in Los Angeles, California. In California Augustine received her Bachelor's Degree from Occidental College and her Master's Degree in Public Administration from California State University, Long Beach. Augustine came to Las Vegas in 1988 while working as a flight attendant for Delta Air Lines. In 1993 she won the assembly seat for District 12 running as a Republican. Augustine was part of the Nevada State Senate from 1994 to 1998.
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