Eugene Patrick Lenihan was born on August 26, 1943, in Hayward, Wisconsin and has a sister Shirley who resides in Spooner Lake, WI, and five half-brothers who reside in Wisconsin. Gene was married to his wife Dorothy Barbara Lenihan for 31 years, and has a stepdaughter and step-granddaughter. He was a Veteran of the United States Navy, honorably discharged on August 9, 1967 during the Viet Nam Era. Gene worked in the computer industry for Unisys and retired from IGT in 2007. Gene passed away on August 8, 2020, after an eight-year battle with Alzheimer's dementia.