Vanessa's daughter attends Tarkanian Middle School, and traffic safety is personal to them. Norma shared, "My daughter, her sister, she was killed 7 years ago in a reckless driving intersection." ...

Lois Tarkanian, the wife of famed UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian and a local philanthropist and politician, ... In 2006, Tarkanian Middle School was opened and named in her honor.