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Beckley, William Bruce, 1915-1986

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William Bruce Beckley was born on April 22, 1915 to Leva A. Grimes and his father, William Beckley. He went on to be an attorney in Las Vegas, Nevada and married Carolina Donathan in 1962. The couple had one son, Doug Beckley. Bruce and his younger sister Virgina donated their family home to the Historic Las Vegas Homes exhibit at the Clark County Heritage Museum. He died in October of 1986.

Sources:

"Virginia Beckley Richardson: 1917-2017." Las Vegas Review-Journal, Obituaries," 2017. Accessed on January 31, 2020.

Beckley Family Papers, 1920-1961. MS-00232. Special Collections and Archives. University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada

Beckley Family Photograph Collection, approximately 1891-1982. PH-00148. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.

“Carolina ‘Helen’ Donathan Beckley (1929-2011)” Find a Grave, 2015. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153594773/carolina-beckley.

“William Bruce Beckley (1915-1986)” Find a Grave, June 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145201002/w_-bruce-beckley.