Barry Locke
Barry Locke was born in 1930 to Arthur (Leo) Locke (born 1906) and Lillian (Mahler) Locke (born 1908), and had a single sibling: Alan (born 1936). After graduating from Boston University in 1953, Locke served two years in the United States Army as a public information officer. After the Army he spent five years as a newspaper editor in Michigan before returning to New England as United Press International's Vermont bureau chief.
Weldon B. Cooke
He was born on June 28, 1884 in Oakland, California to Ada L. and William H. Cooke. Cooke grew up in Lockeford, California. Cooke's grandfather, Dr. Dean Jewett Locke, was the founder of the town of Lockeford. Cooke attended the University of California where he graduated from the California School of Mechanical Arts and the College of Electrical Engineering. In 1910, Cooke was racing cars and living in Oakland.