Clifford Kemple was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He came to Southern Nevada in 1912 when his father found a job as a mining forman at Yellow Pine Mining Company in Goodsprings, Nevada.
Edward Von Tobel Jr. was the son of Mary and Edward Von Tobel Sr. Edward Von Tobel Jr. was married to Evelyn J. Leonard. They had four children: Sharon Schmitt, Katherine Acord, Susan Von Tobel, and Gretchen McQuade.
Samuel E. Wright was born in Washington, D. C. He attended Howard University. Wright arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1979. Samuel E. Wright candidly discusses growing up during the 1960s racial riots and notes the influence of black activist Stokely Carmichael during that era. He attended Howard University and began a career in public transportation that eventually brought him to Los Angeles and then to Las Vegas with a personal invitation from Mayor Bill Briare.
Melissa Lemoine (1970- ) is a teacher at Doral Academy of Nevada and the coordinator of the NextGen program at Congregation Ner Tamid in Henderson, Nevada. She also teaches b’nai mitzvah, conversion, and Hebrew School classes at Ner Tamid. Born March 22, 1970, Lemoine arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1974 and has actively participated in the Jewish community since a young age.