Calvin Anthony Shields was a Las Vegas, Nevada musician who played the trumpet and drums. He was born on April 28, 1924 in Jacksonville, Florida. Shields played with the Billy Williams Quartet in countries around the world, and later formed "The Calvin Shields All-Star Band" and played nightly at the Carver House, located in Westside Las Vegas. He also played in clubs and casinos in Las Vegas including the Flamingo Hotel and Casino, the Sahara Hotel and Casino, the Landmark Hotel and Casino, and the Hacienda Resort Hotel and Casino.

Jennilee Gibson Thayer was born in McGill, Nevada on October 24, 1931 to Fred D. and May Emma Gibson. She lived most of her life in Henderson, Nevada with her husband, Robert "Red" Thayer. She died on November 19, 2012 in Henderson.

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"Jennilee Thayer." Las Vegas Review-Journal. November 2012. Accessed March 12, 2020. https://obits.reviewjournal.com/obituaries/lvrj/obituary.aspx?n=jennilee-thayer&pid=161188488&fhid=12181

David L. Washington was born in Delhi, Louisiana around 1950. Washington then grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada and eventually began his career as a firefighter in 1974. In 2001, he became the first African American fire chief for the City of Las Vegas.

Johnny Griffin was born in Greenville, Mississippi on September 27, 1950. Johnny Griffin moved to Las Vegas in 1982, after attending Jackson State University on a golf scholarship.

Linda Faiss, Helen Foley, and Melissa Warren founded and run Faiss Foley Warren Public Relations and Public Affairs.

Linda Faiss was born in 1943 and first moved to Nevada in 1945 growing up in Carson City. She is currently active with St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, Boulder City Hospital, Nevadans for the Common good and the MOB museum.