▁Year " ▁by ▁the ▁Nev ada ▁R estaur ant ▁Association . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁Wies ner ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Southern ▁Nev ada ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁Wies ner ▁served ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Nev ada ' s ▁elect ors ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁election . ▁Wies ner ▁Way , ▁near ▁Sam ▁Bo yd ▁Stadium , ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Wies ner . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Wies ner ▁married ▁Lyn n ▁Ge ary , ▁a ▁school te acher , ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁at ▁St . ▁Anne ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁Ne en ah , ▁Wisconsin . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁two ▁children : ▁K ari ▁Lyn n ▁Wies ner ▁( born ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁and ▁Kurt ▁Thomas ▁Wies ner ▁( born ▁ 1 9 7 1 ). ▁ ▁Health ▁decl ine ▁and ▁death ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Wies ner ▁discovered ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁le uk emia . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Wies ner ▁under w ent ▁a ▁b one ▁mar row ▁trans plant ▁at ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington , ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁disease . ▁Wies ner ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁be ating ▁his ▁ill ness . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Nev ada ▁Governor ▁Ken ny ▁Gu inn ▁announced