Terry Lee Wells Foundation – Nevada Women's History Project

LaVoy, Marian – Reno, Washoe County

Posted on August 29, 2024 by NWHP

98 years young, Marian LaVoy hails from a pioneer Elko, Nevada family. She grew up on the family ranch, near Elko, obtained her teaching degree from the University of Nevada in 1944, met a handsome young Marine pilot from Sparks, Nevada and soon married him. Her life consisted, then, of following her husband in his assignments until he retired in 1972. The couple moved to Reno and then Fall...
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Fennell, Nancy – Reno, Washoe County

Posted on August 29, 2024August 29, 2024 by NWHP

As President of Dickson Realty company, Nancy has had a colorful career. She began her life in Charlotte, North Carolina, and had a successful career both in New York City in fashion merchandising and as co-owner of a distribution company in Nashville, Tennessee. She and husband, Harvey moved to Reno in 1987 to assist Harvey’s sister, Fianna Combs Dickson in selling her successful real esta...
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Armstrong, Deborah Bufkin

Posted on August 2, 2023August 3, 2023 by NWHP

Washoe County native, Deborah Bufkin Armstrong, graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a degree in psychology. She first began in social work, gravitating to the Committee to Aid Abused Women, where she found her passion, and which she considers her greatest achievement in working with women and children in abuse situations. She founded a non-profit program called “Safe Embr...
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