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Boyer, Harold Lester, 1916-2002

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Born in 1916 in Hartman, Arkansas, Boyer attended a two-story school which went to eighth grade, fished in a nearby stream, and earned money from the age of six selling newspapers. Harold lived through the Great Depression and completing his high school and college education. He graduated from University of Oklahoma medical school. After serving in World War II and the Korean War, he settled in Las Vegas. He opened his own dermatology clinic before opening Las Vegas Skin and Cancer Clinic with Dr. Lucius Blanchard.

Oliver, Ryan. "Longtime dermatologist Harold Boyer dies at 85," Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV), January 21, 2002, accessed March 08, 2018, http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0FD394B27221D6F8?p=AWNB.