Len Hornsby (1924-2000) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Emerson College with a communications degree and attended the University of Missouri before serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II.

Len’s work career brought him to Las Vegas and resided here for 38 years. In 1968, he was assistant sales manager of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and soon became the sales manager. By March 1971, he was named director of convention sales and for eight years ran LVCVA.

Harold Hunter arrived in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1936.

Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer. Although her career was mainly centered around being a gospel singer, she was also known as a civil rights activist.

Jackson was born on October 26, 1911 in New Orleans, Louisiana to her father and mother Charity Clark. She moved to Chicago, Illinois when she was twenty years old. She married Isaac Hockenhull in 1936 and later married Sigmond Galloway in 1964.

Donald "Don" David James was born on March 10, 1933 in Erie, Colorado. Donald married Maxine M. on May 30, 1962 and they had one child: Kathleen Cook.

James graduated high school and attended on year of college at the Colorado State Colleg ein Greely, Colorado.

James was an environmental protection specialist for thr Nevada Test Site.