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Leon S. Peters was a businessman, licensed engineer, and philanthropist in California's San Joaquin Valley. Peters was born in 1905 in the city of Fowler, California to Samuel and Lily Peters who were Armenian immigrants from Bitlis. [1] [3] [4] [5] Between 1926 and 1929 Peters worked for his uncle's grape packing business [1] where he would be ...
Fresno County ( / ˈfrɛznoʊ / ⓘ ), officially the County of Fresno, is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 1,008,654. [3] [5] The county seat is Fresno, [6] the fifth-most populous city in California. Fresno County comprises the Fresno, CA Metropolitan ...
The untimely deaths of a prominent heart doctor and his wife in a car crash Friday night have left the Fresno community in shock. Dr. Alfred Valles, 50, and Selina Valles, 46, were killed at 9:30 ...
Opened. 1975. Links. Website. henrymayo .com. Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital (commonly referred to as Henry Mayo Hospital) is a 357-bed not-for-profit community hospital and trauma center in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California. It was founded in 1975. [1] Named after businessman Henry Mayo Newhall, the hospital recently opened a new patient tower ...
William Helm (March 9, 1837 – April 10, 1919) was the largest individual sheep farmer and noteworthy among the early pioneer settlers of Fresno County, California. He was instrumental in the growth and prosperity of the San Joaquin Valley. [1] Helm was vice-president of the Fresno Bank of Central California, [2] and the president of the ...
September 14, 1973. (1973-09-14) (aged 75) Fresno, California, United States. Known for. NCAA champion, javelin (1921) John Flint Hanner (May 21, 1898 – September 14, 1973) was an American track and field athlete and coach. He qualified for the 1920 Summer Olympics, won the first NCAA javelin championship in 1921 and later worked as the track ...
He was air lifted from a rural hospital, Fresno Community Hospital, to Long Beach Memorial Hospital, where he spent three months rehabilitating, and was released on May 23, 1990. He was 16 years old at the time of his accident, and released from the hospital the day before his 17th birthday.
Francine Oputa. Francine Oputa (May 31, 1953 – September 14, 2023) was an American scholar, educator, social justice advocate and community leader in Fresno, California. She led diversity initiatives in her various roles at California State University, Fresno, and through her community service work in downtown Fresno. [1] [2] [3]