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Wright, Dorothy, 1948-2016

Dorothy Susan Steiwer was born in Seattle, Washington on February 5, 1948 to Mary B. and Robert Leland Steiwer. On July 16, 1969 she married Robert Ritenour and the couple made their home in Las Vegas, Nevada. Dorothy attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees. She divorced Robert Ritenour on July 17, 1978. She then married Richard Franklin Wright on February 4, 1984. After Frank Wright's death in 2003, she married Richard Avila.

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Wolf, Natalie

Natalie Wolf was born and raised Jewish in New York City. She met her husband Rowland (Ron), also a New York native, on a blind date. They married in 1959 and settled into raising a family. Two of their three sons, Mitch, Kelly and Jamie, were also born in New York. They were ages 6 and 3 when the family moved to their new home on the desert in 1971. Unwillingly to move without a job, Natalie and her husband Ron were receptive to her sister Rita Park’s suggestion that the couple join her in the management of the Greyhound Bus Station.

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Lisle, Ralph Fairbanks, 1914-2004

Ralph Fairbanks Lisle was born on June 18, 1914 in Lyon, Nevada. He and his family moved to the mining community of Beatty, Nevada in 1938. Lisle held several elected office positions, including Nye County Commissioner, Justice of the Peace, and hospital board member. Ralph Lisle married Chloe Colvin on July 5, 1939 and opened a hardware store in Beatty, Nevada in 1955. Ralph Fairbanks Lisle passed away on January 16, 2004 at the age of 89.

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Terbeek, Russell, 1956-

Russell Terbeek born in Cleveland in 1956. His uncle was a bell captain at Circus Circus, so he told Russell about their dealer program, and Russell came to Las Vegas, Nevada to be in it. Russell worked for Circus Circus in various properties in Las Vegas and Laughlin, Nevada for fifteen years. After he went to the Edgewater in Laughlin, he became back-up shift boss. At the Rio he was the table games division training manager. Russell also worked at the Treasure Island, Harrah's, and the Sahara. He helped open New York-New York in 1997.

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