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Mourners gathered in Sparks, left, for a vigil for Bernie Anderson, longtime member of the Nevada Legislature, and the next day in Reno, right, for his colleague Vivian Freeman. He served 14 years in the Assembly, she served 16. Anderson was a widely admired government teacher at Reed High School. Freeman was also elected to the Washoe County Hospital Board and longtime PTA president at Elmcrest Elementary and Clayton Middle schools.

Mourners gathered in Sparks, left, for a vigil for Bernie Anderson, longtime member of the Nevada Legislature, and the next day in Reno, right, for his colleague Vivian Freeman. He served 14 years in the Assembly, she served 16. Anderson was a widely admired government teacher at Reed High School. Freeman was also elected to the Washoe County Hospital Board and longtime PTA president at Elmcrest Elementary and Clayton Middle schools.

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