Laurence E. Dalton is a graduate of the University of Oregon in Portland with a double major in psychology and sociology. During his career he has been an editor of an Air Force newspaper, a social worker, a retail store owner, and author. Shirley Strutton Dalton graduated from California State University, San Bernardino with an MA in administration and accounting. During her career she was a self-employed Certified Public Accountant and a part-time author. She is currently working on two other books on genealogy, her hobby.