Dominic Clark was born in 1949 or 1950 in Reno, Nevada. His family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1958. He was educated in Southern Nevada, went to St. Anne’s grammar school [Catholic School], and graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 1967. Clark went to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) for two years and graduated in 1971 from the University of Nevada, Reno. He was a sports information director for UNLV.

Lydia Berry was born January 18, 1914 in Kansas City, Missouri. Berry received her bachelor's degree in science education from Northwest Missouri State University. She taught for a few years and then worked as a school clerk in the Kansas City school district. She then moved to Los Angeles, California where she worked as a secretary. She was married in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1954.

Mary Susan "Sue" (Easley) Borns was born July 26, 1936 and was raised in Redondo Beach, California. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1962 with her husband, Leo Borns for his architectural career. After living in the area for five years, she dedicated her life to raising their three children in the McNeil Estates. Borns, along with her husband, became acquainted with numerous area personalities and philanthropic organizations.

Irving Kirshbaum (1909-1980) worked for Willie Alderman and Dave Berman at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from 1955 until the 1970s. Kirshbaum was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and lived in Los Angeles, California before he moved to Las Vegas in 1955. He worked as a "box man and a floor man" at the Riviera.

Deanna Stefanelli was raised in Justice, Illinois with two younger brothers. She married to her husband, John, on October 18, 1970 in Lagrange, Illinois. As Stefanelli and her family moved around the country, she worked on her undergraduate degree, which she finished at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) while working in the administration department at the library. She retired from working in library administration in 2010.

Janzon Stewart was born on October 24, 1935. Stewart's grandfather William T. Stewart brought his family to Alamo, Nevada in 1901. His grandfather was an important official with the Union Pacific Railroad and eventually ended up running an old ranch that the railroad owned. This ranch was run by Stewart's grandfather and father, and was a memorable place from his childhood. Stewart did not run the ranch with his father, but instead became a lawyer.

Isabella Jessie Curtis was born February 26, 1922 in Monroe, Wisconsin. She moved to Las Vegas, Nevada when she was 25 years old because her husband had a job as a cook in a restaurant called the White Spot. She worked as a waitress in multiple casinos throughout Las Vegas, including the Tropicana Hotel, the Showboat Hotel and Casino, and the El Cortez Hotel.