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Casey-Mederios, Margaret
Margaret “Peggy” Casey was born in Louisville, Kentucky where her father was the city editor of the local newspaper. Peggy attended college at the University of Wisconsin during World War II. After graduating, she worked for an aeronautical company, Curtiss-Wright, where she helped build planes for the war.
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Hale, Blair
Dr. Blair Hale was born in Idaho in 1949, the third of four children born to Zendal McKay and Lenny Raymond Hale. His education includes semesters at Brigham Young University, El Camino City College, and a dental degree from Washington University.
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Textor, Ronald D.
Ronald D. Textor was born in Kirksville, Missouri, but moved shortly after his birth to Flint, Michigan. He started his own band, earned a degree in music education, and was in the North American Air Defense Command Band for three years. He then toured with the Glenn Miller Band under the direction of Buddy DeFranco. Textor earned a master's in music and briefly taught in several colleges in the late 1970s. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1981 and played with the Norm Geller orchestra at the Sands.
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Kethen, Vincent, 1964-
Vincent Kethen was born October 31, 1964 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the year that desegregation of schools began. Like many African-American children living in the Las Vegas Westside neighborhood, Kethen was bused out of his neighborhood in third grade to attend a white school. In his case, this meant attending John S. Park Elementary School and later other predominantly white schools.
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McGhie, Margaret, 1922-
Margaret McGhie was born on May 18, 1922 and grew up in western Nevada, where her grandparents were ranchers. She attended a business college in Reno, Nevada and eventually moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. She worked for Basic Magnesium (BMI) in Gabbs, Nevada and for a remanufacturing company where she verified rocket measurements.
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Parson, Stella, 1929-2016
Stella Parson was born November 18, 1929 in Mississippi. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1942 when she was in the fifth grade and was always involved in the Church of God in Christ. After graduating from Las Vegas High School, she went to college at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). Parson became the first African-American to graduate from UNR.
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Vallen, Florence, 1930-2017
Florence "Flossie" Vallen was born on November 21, 1930 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was married to Jerry Vallen and supported him as the founding Dean of the Hotel Administration College at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She also found the Friends of the Library in 1967, and coordinated with other Las Vegas organizations such as the Assistance League of Las Vgeas. She later opened the Olde County Corner Antique Store in Las Vegas. Vallen died on May 31, 2017.
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Klein, Jeffery B.
Jeffery Klein is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Nevada Senior Services- Adult Day Care Centers of Las Vegas and Henderson. He is a graduate of Temple University where he earned his MBA before starting his career in health care. Klein has worked as a founder and principal of both Altila and Klein Associates where he conducted and supervised engagements for hospitals, medical groups, and academic centers. He is the former president and CEO of Premier Hospital Alliance of New York.
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Schwartz, Priscilla, 1938-
Priscilla (Kahn) Schwartz was born to Hyman and Elizabeth Kahn, August 3, 1938 in Buffalo, New York. Schwartz became the first member of her family to graduate from college when she received her degree in nursing from the University of Michigan.
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