Stan Sigman, who was part owner of the Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino died Monday at the age of 73.
Sigman, who was born on March 31, 1947, was one of three members of the partnership which owns and operates Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, Billy the Kid Casino and the Ruidoso Horse Sale Company.
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In 2017, Sigman was part of the group that purchased Ruidoso Downs in Ruidoso, New Mexico, and he has served as its chairman. The other owners are Narciso “Chicho” Flores and Johnny Trotter.
Sigman is survived by his wife, Gerry Lynn; son, Spicer; daughters, Lourdes Funes and Jodi Adams; and grandchildren, Spicer Gripp II, Piper, Issac, Caleb, Stephan and Rilynn.
Services and tributes are pending.
'He was a gentleman and a good man,' longtime horse trainer Michael Joiner said. 'He will be missed in this industry.'
A graduate of West Texas State University, Sigman began his career with Southwestern Bell Telephone in 1965.
A leader in the wireless industry, he helped create SBC Communication’s wireless business in the mid-1980s, managed its expansion into one of the largest wireless businesses in the nation and directed its integration into Bell South’s wireless group to form Cingular Wireless in 2001. He was regarded as a wireless industry visionary and has been inducted into the Wireless History Foundation Hall of Fame.
Sigman had a horse farm and ranch, and his race horses normally have his last name spelled backwards, “Namgis”.
'He had a profound impact on my life,' said Jeff True, the General Manager and President of Ruidoso Downs Race Track & Casino. 'He was a visionary and had a passion for his family, for horse racing and for working to make Ruidoso Downs a great place to be. He had many great ideas and was an inspiration to many people.'
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