Joe Burton was born February 26, 1940 in Texas. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada around 1960. He raised his six kids with his wife while starting a business called Mrs. Redd’s Pies.
Vernon S. Caples (b. August 7th, 1891 in St. Johns, Oregon) lived in Riverside, California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Vernon was a Sanitary Engineer at Nellis Air Force Base.
Barry W. Becker’s father was a well-known land developer and real estate broker throughout the Los Angeles area. Howard Hughes told Barry’s father to purchase all the land they could in the West Charleston area of Las Vegas which initiated Becker Enterprises, Incorporated, in Southern Nevada and brought Barry and his family to the area in 1971.
Tom Ehlen has been passionate about the trumpet from an early age. He discovered his musical roots in his hometown of Kenton, Ohio and pursued that passion throughout his life. He caught his first break as a musician while studying at Ohio State University.
D. Taylor grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia. He graduated from Georgetown University. As a new college graduate, Taylor headed west to Lake Tahoe, Nevada where he was hired in 1981 by the Culinary Union to organize workers and oversee an eleven-and-a-half-month strike. The Culinary Union then sent him to organize in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1984.
Heidi Swank grew up in Prescott, Wisconsin. After graduating Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Heidi moved to Chicago to continue her studies at Northwestern University. Swank worked as an anthropology professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Swank is a member of the Nevada Assembly representing Distric 16.