Jean Bennett went to California from Missouri to pursue her dreams of being a singer. She worked for Buck Ram, who wrote, produced and/or arranged for the Platters, the Drifters, and many more singing groups of early rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues genres.
Thelma Coblentz was born April 21, 1911 in New Jersey. She moved to Loveland, Nevada in 1936 where her husband provided medical care as one of the first physicians in the small town. Coblentz moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958.
Greta Mills was born October 28, 1928 in Charleston, West Virginia. She met Hughie Mills in New York and got married in 1954. She became a librarian at Columbia University and moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1989 with her husband.
David Peinado was born March 25, 1970 in Mexico. His family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1989. He married his wife, Diana, on September 24, 1994 in Las Vegas. Peinado held a career as a bartender.
William George Hanson was born on September 25, 1937 in Huntington Park, California. Hanson's parents are Harry and Nola Hanson. Hanson moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1938. While in Las Vegas he worked as a Title Insurance agent.
Pauline Barlow’s family moved to southern Nevada when she was 15 years old because her dad was promised employment in construction. She attended high school in Colorado, and moved back to Las Vegas, Nevada when she was 16.
Henry Hwang emigrated from Taiwan in the early 1990s. After living in Los Angeles, California he moved his family to Las Vegas, Nevada. Hwang built Chinatown Plaza in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alfred Guzman worked many careers included sprotswriter, insurance salesman, and public relations. He started with the Desert Inn in 1968 and worked his way up to being director of public relations. He then moved to the Sands Hotel and Casino.
Lomie Gray Heard was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Heard arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada during World War II. She attended the Colorado College of Education in Greely, Colorado. She spent over thirty years working in education.
Williams Helms was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Helms moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in March 1943. He worked as a truck driver and educator. He held positions as dean of students at Clark High School and as dean of students at Bonanza High School.