April 30, 1887 – May 24, 1967

• 1906, age sixteen married the first of his five wives, Dora Mae Pigeon
• 1908 moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado
• bought an old roulette wheel
• creation of Harolds Club. Harolds was one of the first modern American casinos
• 1964 played a significant role in convincing the federal government to build the I-80 freeway over the Sierra Nevada mountains
• 1981, four years after Pappy was named Grandfather of Gaming during the fiftieth anniversary celebration of legalized gambling in Nevada

1975 – Founded by Senator H. L. Richardson

Hubert Leon “Bill” Richardson

– 1975 founded Gun Owners of California

Sam Paredes

• 1998 – Executive Director of Gun Owners of California

1917 – Sept. 9, 1995

• 1968 Started making holsters as Milt Sparks Leather
• 1983 Tony Kanaley joined the operation
• 1990 incorporated as Milt Sparks Holsters, Inc.
• 1995 Kanaley took over the business