Jolene Babyak lived on the Rock in 1954–1955 and also 1962. Her father was acting warden when Warden Blackwell was on vacation, which happened during the most famous escape attempt on Alcatraz.
Father Bernard Bush, S.J., assisted Father James Tupy, S.J., on Alcatraz from 1958–1962 when Father Bernard was a Jesuit theology student. While not yet a priest, the convicts called him “Father.”
Jean Meredith lived on Alcatraz from 1941–1944 and then 1946–1948. Her father was a guard on Alcatraz.
Phyllis Hess (Twinney) lived on Alcatraz Island because her father was the Chief Medical Officer. She lived on the island from 1934–1939.
Chuck Stucker grew up on Alcatraz Island because his father was a guard in the prison. He lived on the island from 1940–1943 and from 1948–1953.
Robert Luke, Alcatraz convict #1118, was on the island from 1954–1959. Alcatraz was his sixth prison. No trouble with the law since Alcatraz.
George DeVincenzi worked as a guard on the island from 1950–1957.