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LAUGHLIN — Officials and residents from across Nevada and throughout the region are sending their thoughts and prayers to the Laughlin family as they mourn the loss of their patriarch.

The Tri-State region is mourning the loss of a true pioneer and visionary, Don Laughlin, the founder of the city that bears his name and a key figure in the

Donald "Don" J. Laughlin, a resort owner and the namesake of a southern Nevada town that he turned into a tourist destination, has died. He was 92.

Donald "Don" J. Laughlin, a resort owner and the namesake of a southern Nevada town that he turned into a tourist destination, has died. He was 92.

Donald "Don" J. Laughlin, a resort owner and the namesake of a southern Nevada town that he turned into a tourist destination, has died. He was 92.

Donald Laughlin, real estate developer and founder of Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort -- located in a town holding his name 96 miles south of Las Vegas -- has died at 92.

LAUGHLIN — Earlier today, Don Laughlins Riverside Resort Hotel and Casinos Facebook page reported that town founder Don Laughlin died at the age of 92 Sunday morning.

LAUGHLIN — Don Laughlin, whose vision, decision-making and business acumen gave birth not only to a community but to a region, died Sunday morning. He was 92.

He is the eponym of Laughlin, Nevada

The real estate developer and resort owner started the Southern Nevada river town about 100 miles south of Las Vegas that bears his name.