Marilyn B. Brockett was born December 10, 1925, in Cedar City, Utah. Marilyn B. Brockett name before marriage was Marilyn B. Ballard. Brockett was a local store clerk. Brockett moved to Nevada in 1932.
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
Kelly Adams interviews Lendon Barney (b. 1925) about his experiences as an early resident of Bunkerville, Nevada. Barney also discusses his membership in the Mormon church, as well as his career as a music teacher for schools in Clark County. Barney also describes some of the early development and changes in Nevada, such as the population growth, changes in housing prices, and the building of highways.
Senator James Gibson was born March 22, 1925 in Golden Colorado, the youngest of six children. He graduated from Las Vegas High School and received a bachelor’s degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.
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.