Eugene Brandise was born in Denver, Colorado on January 14, 1913. He relocated to Nevada in January of 1956. He was a construction worker and eventually owned his own construction company. Brandise passed away in 2013.

Clyde Gail Andress arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the early 1930s and, except for relocations due to military service in World War Two, remained an active citizen of Las Vegas until retiring to Nelson, Nevada, in 1987. Hiss careers spanned a number of occupations, from car dealerships to construction work.

José Luis Gutiérrez is a self-made entrepreneur and icon in Las Vegas, Nevada, who immigrated at a young age from his hometown in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. José’s childhood memories are filled with nostalgic and loving stories from being raised by his grandmother to working at his uncle’s mechanic shop from a young age. José remembers his childhood as a tough one since he had to start working early in life and did not get to finish high school even, but he relates how his mother always motivated him to do big things in life.

Sergio “Checko” Salgado was born in Las Vegas, Nevada at Southern Nevada Memorial Hospital, a hospital whose name is unrecognizable to the majority of the people that now make Southern Nevada their home. Although the building still operates today, it is known as the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Nevada’s Level I trauma center and one of the largest public hospitals in the United States.