Nick Bon Tempi

Nick and his twin brother Paul were born and raised in Cleveland, the sons of Italian immigrants. Both served in the Marines. Nick became a firearms expert and instructor and after the Marines, Nick dabbled in several things, like uranium mining, Golden Glove boxing, hairdressing, drafting and aerospace engineering. Both brothers had brief acting careers as well. After this, Nick joined Rocketdyne Corporation as a draftsman, where he worked on components of the Apollo missions, and was soon promoted to engineer. He then joined Hughes Aircraft, where he worked on several ballistics projects, including the AIM-54 Phoenix and the AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles. An avid golfer and longtime dog lover, he retired from Hughes, spending most of his time with his many children and grandchildren. He died from leukemia in 2018, age 88.