Kent Lee Deines was born in Los Angeles Co., California, to Kenneth Deines & Dorothy Adams on 25 June 1944.  He is a founder of Rowe-Deines Instruments (RDI) in San Diego, California, a company that produces Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers (ADCPs).  This technology works by transmitting sound into the water and receiving reflected sound echoes from plankton, detritus and other particles.  Their ADCP systems have been installed at over 3,500 sites in over 50 countries.

Kent holds several patents related to the measurement of acoustic doppler currents.

Siegmund "Sig" Deines was born to George Henry Deines & Lydia Dorsch in Russell, Kansas, on 29 March 1909.  He was an inventor and spent his career with Teledyne Water Pik in Fort Collins, Colorado.  He holds several patents including Patent Number 4077569 for the invention of the pulsator that is now common in most shower heads.

Sig was married to Clara Kaiser in 1932 and they had 3 children.  He passed away on 27 September 1981 in Fort Collins.  His father was born in the Volga German colony of Kratzke; his mother in Schwab.

Brian Lee Deines, son of Alan John Deines & Anne Marie Kopack, was born on 22 November 1955 in Stettler, Alberta. He is an acclaimed Canadian children’s book illustrator who has been nominated for the Governor General’s Award for Illustration, the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award and the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award, among others. He has illustrated such varied titles as The Hockey Tree, On a Snowy Night, The Road to Afghanistan and The Vimy Oaks: A Journey to Peace.

Timothy J. Kloberdanz was born 22 October 1948, the son of John C. and Elizabeth (Sewald) Kloberdanz. His grandparents and parents were Volga German sugar beet farmers who lived along the South Platte River, near Sterling, Colorado. It was a world of colorful old country nicknames, dialect-rich proverbs, mysterious customs, delectable food ways, and haunting stories.

Gerald Alan "Jerry" Hill, son of Adam Hill & Eleanor Dorothy Wacker, was born 12 October 1939 in Lingle, Wyoming. He was a professional American football player, playing with the Baltimore Colts from 1961 to 1970.  He played in Superbowls III and V.