Trent, Bruce

Hanford Bruce Trent began his long career in parks and recreation in 1946 as the Director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Wadsworth, Ohio. In 1953, the Trent family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where Bruce was hired as the Superintendent of Recreation for the City of Las Vegas. Trent oversaw the growth of parks and recreation throughout the city in his role as superintendent until his resignation in 1962. He later returned to the city’s recreation department in 1969 as a Recreation Supervising Specialist. Bruce and his late wife Wanda Trent had three children, Bruce, Jr. Jacqueline, and Patricia. Bruce Trent passed away on June 21, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Collection material. Bruce Trent and Morrissey Family Papers, 1957-2018. MS-01232. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.