Freda Klein was born on May 17, 1920. She graduated from the University of Washington in 1942, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. By the mid-1960s she was living in Las Vegas with her husband and three children. In 1966 she began her career with the State of Nevada Employment Security Department. She also returned to school, eventually earning a Master's degree at age 49 and a doctorate at age 59. In 1978 she became the head of the Office of the Employment Security Department in Henderson, Nevada.

Grace W. Byrne was the news editor of the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s “Henderson” page for twelve years, from 1946 to 1958. Born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 4, 1908, Byrne was an active member of the community in Henderson, Nevada and Las Vegas, Nevada.

William Byrne was born in Las Vegas, Nevada. When he became mayor of Henderson, Nevada, he introduced gaming into the city through legislation in 1959.