Arthur Block was born on July 12, 1924 in Reno, Nevada. He served in the United States Navy during World War II. He married Edith Block in 1946. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1968. He had a career in law enforcement and also worked at Summa Corporation as security after retiring from law enforcement. He passed away on January 27, 2011.

Paul Christensen was born on August 26, 1932. He grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada during the World War II era. His parents were M.J. and Hazel Christensen, founders of a jewelry business. He attended the Fifth Street Grammar School, the John S. Park School, and Las Vegas High School. Too young to enlist, he was of an age that could focus on his education and opportunities for success. He attended college, earned a marketing degree, and joined the Air Force ROTC program. He flew B-47 bombers during the Cold War.

Phillip L. Cook was born October 22, 1939 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Edna “Ande” Rice was born October 01, 1943 in Oak Park, Illinois. She was raised Protestant to a mother who was a teacher and a father who was a mechanical engineer. Rice graduated from Illinois State University with her bachelor’s degree and attended Roosevelt University to obtain her master’s degree in education administration. Rice met her partner, Sharon Maurer-Schwartz, in the 1980s, but was not able to legally marry her until 2008 in California. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1999 and raised Maurer-Schwartz’s daughter Julie together.

Harry Fagel was born May 05, 1968 in Vancouver, Canada, but moved to Las Vegas, Nevada that same year. Fagel graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and started working at his cousin’s restaurant, Piero’s Italian Cuisine, and for Circus Circus Hotel and Casino. Fagel served the Las Vegas community with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for nearly 30 years. He was also a respected poet who wrote for the public and for commission.

Rabbi Bradley Tecktiel was born June 28, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois.

He moved to New York City, New York to attend university, where he received two Bachelor of Arts degrees: one from List College and one from Columbia University. He went on to achieve a Master’s degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary.

Gilbert Shaw, better known as Gil, is an original member of Congregation Ner Tamid, a Reform synagogue in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shaw was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Los Angeles, California. At the age of 17 he enlisted in the US Navy and became a combat correspondent and was trained as a journalist and photographer. In 1973 Shaw and his family moved to Los Vegas, Nevada where he took on a sales position and eventually became a regional manager for Familian Pipe and Supply Company.