conflict with special interests and led to a collision with the justice department of the federal government, but he never backed down. Later years In 1967, Sawyer co-founded Lionel Sawyer & Collins. For many years, this was the largest private law firm in Nevada. The firm ceased operations on December 31, 2014, with nineteen of its lawyers joining Fennemore Craig. Sawyer died on February 19, 1996, in Las Vegas, Nevada of complications of a debilitating stroke suffered in 1993, at the age of 77. His wife Bette, a native of Baker City, Oregon, died on September 11, 2002, at the age of 79. They are both interred at the Palm Memorial Park in Las Vegas, Nevada. Legacy The following facilities are named for the former governor: The Grant Sawyer Building, a state office building, located at 555 East Washington Avenue, Las Vegas Grant Sawyer Middle School, located at 5450 Redwood Street, Las Vegas The Grant Sawyer Center for Justice Studies, part of the School of Social Research and Justice Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno References External links Grant Sawyer papers, 97-28. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Reno. |- |- 1918 births 1996 deaths Democratic Party governors of Nevada District attorneys in Nevada George Washington University Law School alumni Georgetown University Law Center alumni Linfield University alumni Military personnel from Idaho Military personnel from Nevada People from Twin Falls, Idaho United States Army soldiers University of Nevada, Reno alumni 20th-century American lawyers 20th-century American politicians United States Army personnel of World War II