R. Ian Ross was born December 12, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan. He lived in Detroit, Michigan and Los Angeles, California until moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1953. He married Irmalee Anne Ross on September 02, 1961. He held various careers including attorney and an entrepreneur.
Patricia Bearce was born in 1938 and moved to Nevada in 1940 when she was two years old. She was educated in Southern Nevada and attended Las Vegas High School. She attended Nevada College of Commerce. She worked in a few offices and then went to work for Episcopal Church until her daughter Debbie was born. Bearce was married on July 06, 1957.