Beverly Mason was born on October 30th, 1968 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mason grew up in West Las Vegas and was part of the school integration movement in the 1970s. She was a industrial hygienest at the Nevada Test Site and worked in the School Community Partnership Office as a program manager.

Donald R. Owen was born on March 17, 1931, in Trinidad, Colorado. Donald married Dorothy on October 15, 1966, and they had two children: John and Cindy.

Owen was enlisted in the United States Army for 8 years.

Owen was employed as an underground mining inspector for the Nevada Test Site.