15 Facts About Irwin Molasky

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Irwin Molasky was an American real estate developer and philanthropist from Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Irwin Molasky was the Chairman of The Molasky Group of Companies.

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Irwin Molasky was born to a Jewish family on February 22,1927 in St Louis, Missouri.

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Irwin Molasky served in the United States Military after World War II.

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Irwin Molasky's father ran an Ohio newspaper distribution business and managed several apartments.

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Irwin Molasky attended Ohio State University and transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles, but did not graduate from either institution.

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Meanwhile, Irwin Molasky became the Chairman of The Irwin Molasky Group of Companies, a real estate development company.

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Irwin Molasky has built the first master-planned community, Paradise Palms and the first high-rise office building in Las Vegas, the 17-story Bank of American Plaza; and the Nathan Adelson Hospice.

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Irwin Molasky purchased the Regency Towers high-rise condominium tower after it went into foreclosure in the 1970s.

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Irwin Molasky was a key figure in the development of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas through a donation of 45 acres of prime land at Flamingo Road and Maryland Parkway.

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Irwin Molasky served as the Founding Chairman of the UNLV Foundation, the fundraising arm of the university.

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Irwin Molasky served on the board of directors of Project REAL, a non-profit organization that teaches "principles of democracy, law and the responsibilities of citizenship" to schoolchildren in Las Vegas.

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Irwin Molasky was one of the founders of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas.

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Irwin Molasky has three sons and a daughter, all of whom work at The Molasky Group of Companies:.

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Irwin Molasky died of natural causes on July 4,2020, at the age of 93.