Robert W. Taft was born on November 1, 1925, in Sioux City, Iowa. Robert married Jean on January 22, 1957, and they had three children: Michael W. Taft, Rebecca T. Ashley, and Mary T. Clark.

Taft attended College Notre Dame. Taft also served in the United States Navy during World War II.

Taft was the assistant manager for plans, engineering, and budget for the Nevada Test Site.

Robert W. Taft passed away on June 17, 2006. Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111485823/robert-warren-taft

Jean Rambo was born March 25, 1925 in Rutherford, North Carolina. She received her bachelor’s degree in anthropology at the University of New Mexico in 1947 and moved to New York. Rambo worked as a nurse instructor until 1955, when she moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. She was a cadet nurse, the nurse matron in a local jail in Las Vegas and associate director for nursing education at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital. Rambo went back to school at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and graduated with a master’s degree in education administration in 1992.