[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 112 (Friday, August 12, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: August 12, 1994]
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                   TRIBUTE TO EUGENE ``GENE'' MAYDAY

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                         HON. JAMES H. BILBRAY

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, August 12, 1994

  Mr. BILBRAY. Mr. Speaker, on August 10, 1994, my good friend Eugene 
``Gene'' Mayday passed away. Gene and his wife Geraldine came to Las 
Vegas in 1964 and started a Checker Cab Co. which grew into one of the 
largest and most successful cab companies in Nevada. He also was 
successful in the gambling business and was renowned throughout the 
international gaming community as a gamer who would take any sports bet 
in any monetary amount, large or small.
  Gene was a respected member of the Las Vegas community, a devoted 
husband and loving father and grandfather. Debbie, his daughter, and 
his two grandchildren, Tracy and Katie, were the light of his life. 
Every time I spoke to him he would talk about his granddaughters and 
tell me about playing with them.
  Las Vegas will miss Gene Mayday. I will miss my friend who was taken 
from us too early in life.
  May God bless you and keep you.

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