public class Contact
{
    public string FirstName { get; set; }
    public string LastName { get; set; }
    public string Email { get; set; }
    public string Phone { get; set; }
    public DateTime DateOfBirth { get; set; }
    public string State { get; set; }

    public static List<Contact> SampleData()
    {
        return new List<Contact> {
            new Contact {FirstName = "Barney",     LastName = "Gottshall",     DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1945,10,19), Phone = "885 983 8858", Email = "bgottshall@aspiring–technology.com", State = "CA" },
            new Contact {FirstName = "Armando",    LastName = "Valdes",        DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1973,12,09), Phone = "848 553 8487", Email = "val1@aspiring–technology.com", State = "WA" },
            new Contact {FirstName = "Adam",       LastName = "Gauwain",       DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1959,10,03), Phone = "115 999 1154", Email = "adamg@aspiring–technology.com", State = "AK" },
            new Contact {FirstName = "Jeffery",    LastName = "Deane",         DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1950,12,16), Phone = "677 602 6774", Email = "jeff.deane@aspiring–technology.com", State = "CA" },
            new Contact {FirstName = "Collin",     LastName = "Zeeman",        DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1935,02,10), Phone = "603 303 6030", Email = "czeeman@aspiring–technology.com", State = "FL" },
            new Contact {FirstName = "Stewart",    LastName = "Kagel",         DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1950,02,20), Phone = "546 607 5462", Email = "kagels@aspiring–technology.com", State = "WA" },
            new Contact {FirstName = "Chance",     LastName = "Lard",          DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1951,10,21), Phone = "278 918 2789", Email = "lard@aspiring–technology.com", State = "WA" },
            new Contact {FirstName = "Blaine",     LastName = "Reifsteck",     DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1946,05,18), Phone = "715 920 7157", Email = "blaine@aspiring–technology.com", State = "TX" },
            new Contact {FirstName = "Mack",       LastName = "Kamph",         DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1977,09,17), Phone = "364 202 3644", Email = "mack.kamph@aspiring–technology.com", State = "TX" },
            new Contact {FirstName = "Ariel",      LastName = "Hazelgrove",    DateOfBirth = new DateTime(1922,05,23), Phone = "165 737 1656", Email = "arielh@aspiring–technology.com", State = "OR" }
        };

    }
}