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==Early life, education, and early career== |
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Laxalt was born on August 2, 1922, in [[Reno, Nevada]]. He was the son of [[Basque people|Basque]] parents, Therese (née Alpetche)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X5MUAQAAIAAJ&q=Therese+Alpetche+Laxalt|title=Mothers of achievement in American history, 1776-1976: Bi-centennial project, 1974-1976|last=American Mothers Committee|date=August 1, 1976|publisher=C. E. Tuttle Co.|isbn=9780804812016|access-date=August 7, 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref> and Dominique Laxalt, who emigrated to the United States in the early 1900s from their homeland in the [[French Pyrenees]].<ref name=":0" /> A shepherd, Dominique became wealthy in the sheep industry. After losing everything in the early 1920s, he returned to shepherding for the rest of his career. Therese, who had been trained at Paris's ''[[Le Cordon Bleu]]'' cooking school, eventually opened a restaurant called The French Hotel in [[Carson City, Nevada]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.nevadawomen.org/research-center/biographies-alphabetical/therese-alpetche-laxalt/|title=THERÉSE ALPETCHE LAXALT - Nevada Women's History Project}}</ref> |
Laxalt was born on August 2, 1922, in [[Reno, Nevada]]. He was the son of Sapanish [[Basque people|Basque]] parents, Therese (née Alpetche)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X5MUAQAAIAAJ&q=Therese+Alpetche+Laxalt|title=Mothers of achievement in American history, 1776-1976: Bi-centennial project, 1974-1976|last=American Mothers Committee|date=August 1, 1976|publisher=C. E. Tuttle Co.|isbn=9780804812016|access-date=August 7, 2018|via=Google Books}}</ref> and Dominique Laxalt, who emigrated to the United States in the early 1900s from their homeland in the [[French Pyrenees]].<ref name=":0" /> A shepherd, Dominique became wealthy in the sheep industry. After losing everything in the early 1920s, he returned to shepherding for the rest of his career. Therese, who had been trained at Paris's ''[[Le Cordon Bleu]]'' cooking school, eventually opened a restaurant called The French Hotel in [[Carson City, Nevada]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.nevadawomen.org/research-center/biographies-alphabetical/therese-alpetche-laxalt/|title=THERÉSE ALPETCHE LAXALT - Nevada Women's History Project}}</ref> |
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Therese and Dominique had six children: Paul, [[Robert Laxalt|Robert]] (born in 1923), Suzanne (1925), John (1926), Marie (1928) and Peter (1931). Robert became an author; Suzanne, a Roman Catholic nun; John, a lawyer and political consultant; Marie, a school teacher; and Peter (Mick), an attorney.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} The Laxalt children were raised largely by their mother, as Dominique spent long periods of time away from the household tending his sheep in the deserts and mountains of Nevada. The children all helped Therese at The French Hotel.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} |
Therese and Dominique had six children: Paul, [[Robert Laxalt|Robert]] (born in 1923), Suzanne (1925), John (1926), Marie (1928) and Peter (1931). Robert became an author; Suzanne, a Roman Catholic nun; John, a lawyer and political consultant; Marie, a school teacher; and Peter (Mick), an attorney.{{citation needed|date=November 2015}} The Laxalt children were raised largely by their mother, as Dominique spent long periods of time away from the household tending his sheep in the deserts and mountains of Nevada. The children all helped Therese at The French Hotel.{{Citation needed|date=May 2021}} |