Martin Lopez-Castillo was born in the small town of La Perla, Cuautitlán Izcalli in the State of Mexico. He grew up in a large Catholic family and was taught the meaning of hard work from a young age. Competitive by nature, he excelled in academics and always understood the importance of receiving an education. He left his hometown, immigrating to Phoenix, Arizona, and finally reached Colorado, where he worked as a cook for a Village Inn.
Dr. John P. Watkins was born in Mount Vernon, Illinois. He attened University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Watkins moved to Las Vegas in 1954.
Judy MacMillan was a board member of the Desert Newcomers Club, a non-profit social organization for women living in Henderson and Boulder City, Nevada. She was born September 2, 1949 in Springfield, Missouri, but grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. MacMillan moved to Toledo, California in the 1960s, then later moved Las Vegas, Nevada sometime after her marriage.