Samuel "Sonny" Schwartz (1933-1998) worked as a journalist and radio personality in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Born in Atlantic City, Schwartz was hired out of high school in 1951 to work for the Press of Atlantic City. By 1953, he had become a reporter and authored two weekly columns. He worked for the paper for 37 years before leaving to host a radio show called Dateline Atlantic City, which he hosted from 1990 to 1997.
Musician and arranger Kenneth (Ken) M. Tiffany, Jr. was born in 1936 and remembered always having a love of music. After learning various instruments he decided the trombone was his favorite. He played professionally all over the country with many noted swing bands before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was the lead trombone player at the Sahara Hotel for many years.
Lewis Eugene Tullis was the youngest of seven children born to David and Aroetta Tullis on September 3, 1935 in Hinckley, Utah. Lewis was a career firefighter and worked in the Clark County Fire and Rescue Department from 1956 until he retired as a captain in 1993. After he retired, Tullis moved to Utah and passed away on July 5, 2012.