Jim Stanford was born in 1948 and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from Las Vegas High School and attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Betty Blevins was born September 17, 1935 in the small town of Berry, Alabama. She graduated from high school there in 1953 and then went on to nurses' training at the University Of Alabama School Of Nursing in Birmingham. Her husband was hired at the Nevada Test Site as a journeyman electrician in 1963 and they moved to Las Vegas, Nevada with their two children.
Marion Brooks was born January 2, 1913 in Santa Ana, California. He moved to Nevada in 1932 to work as a miner in the Blue Diamond Mine and later enrolled at the University of Nevada, Reno in 1933. Brooks gained experience in mining silver, zinc, and gold during this time. Later, the Blue Diamond Corporation offered Brooks a position in production due to his engineering qualifications and construction experience. Brooks retired in 1973 due to health complications.
Josephine Bruns was born December 22, 1914 in Las Vegas, Nevada. After graduating from Las Vegas High School, she worked at the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City, Utah before moving back to Las Vegas. Bruns also held a job as a stewardess before marrying her husband in 1949. She passed away March 04, 1998.