Joseph Wilcock was born in Michigan. He attended Washburne Culinary Institute and University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Wilcock worked at various Las Vegas, Nevada casino properties in vasious facets of the gaming industry.
Mary Lee Orduno (nee Ikard) was born on February 2, 1926 in Kyle, Texas. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada and worked as a cocktail waitress and married Ralph Orduno in Las Vegas in December 1968.