Lou La Porta moved to Henderson, NV in 1945 after serving in the Air Force, He served as the Henderson councilman from 1953-1959, the clark county commission from 1960-1969 and was the president of President of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce, and Board Chairman/Trustee of St. Rose Dominical Hospital. He is the president and CEO of the Henderson Historical Society. 

http://hendersonhistoricalsociety.org/bio-lou-laporta

In 1975, Tim Lafferty was the Sales Manager at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.