Audrey James was born July 13, 1914 in Columbia, Mississippi. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1952 and over the course of her decades in Las Vegas, she has worked as an elementary school teacher. James has always been an active church member and continues to be involved in food bank operations to feed the poor. She has traveled the world and spearheaded a book drive to benefit children in the African countries she has visited.

Joseph Delaney was born on January 22, 1921 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Delaney had careers as a columnist/critic for the Las Vegas Sun and as an attorney and consultant for recording companies.