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When tragedy struck, the couple was at their own cabin, while Brooke and Blair were staying with their grandparents Mike, 77, and Charlene Harber, 75, at a friend's place a couple of doors down.
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Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
Robert Laucella’s grandparents came over to Ellis Island in 1922, doubling the significance for the family.
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Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
If the child is not eligible for the $1,000 federal pilot contribution, then that individual may be a parent, legal guardian, adult sibling or grandparent.
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Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Five others were born to immigrant parents and two others have immigrant grandparents or great-grandparents.
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Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
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Brian Brant,
PEOPLE,
4 July 2026
Robert Laucella’s grandparents came over to Ellis Island in 1922, doubling the significance for the family.
—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
4 July 2026
If the child is not eligible for the $1,000 federal pilot contribution, then that individual may be a parent, legal guardian, adult sibling or grandparent.
—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
4 July 2026
Five others were born to immigrant parents and two others have immigrant grandparents or great-grandparents.
—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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grandparent
noun
grand·par·ent
ˈgran(d)-ˌpar-ənt 
-ˌper-
: a parent of one's father or mother
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