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Schwartz, Gilbert, 1924-

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Gilbert Schwartz was born in 1924 in the Bronx, New York and was raised in Rye, New York. By 1945 Schwartz had married and formed BUDD Management, the property management arm of his father's commercial real estate business. After he separated from his first wife in 1959, Schwartz and his two children moved to Las Vegas, Nevada residing in the Twin Lakes area. Schwartz joined the Clark County Sheriff's Mounted Posse and the Elks Club. In 1963, he opened up his own real estate office, Sahara Realty (later Sahara Realtors). Sahara Realty/Realtors was in business from 1963 to 1982 before being sold to Coldwell Banker. As of 2018 Gilbert Schwartz and his wife Norma live in Henderson, Nevada and are members of the Nevada Water Color Society and the Anthem Sun City golf association.