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Known around Ramona as leader of the Ukulele Jammers and the Ramona Ukuladies, Brustad led a successful fundraising drive to get 25 ukuleles for her granddaughter’s school in Seattle, but also cared for her daughter, Jessica Brustad, who was battling skin cancer.
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Curated by Avedon’s granddaughter, Caroline Avedon, who has been an archivist at The Avedon Foundation since 2021, the show marks her first solo project.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Family mourns relatives Three members of the same family — 72-year-old Mohamed Hamouda, his 15-year-old granddaughter and his daughter-in-law — were killed when 26-foot wall collapsed onto their tent in a coastal area along the Mediterranean shore of Gaza City, Shifa Hospital said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
He was survived by his fourth wife, Susan, his daughters Rebel Lee and Rochelle Robertson and one granddaughter, per The New York Times.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Curated by Avedon’s granddaughter, Caroline Avedon, who has been an archivist at The Avedon Foundation since 2021, the show marks her first solo project.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
Family mourns relatives Three members of the same family — 72-year-old Mohamed Hamouda, his 15-year-old granddaughter and his daughter-in-law — were killed when 26-foot wall collapsed onto their tent in a coastal area along the Mediterranean shore of Gaza City, Shifa Hospital said.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
He was survived by his fourth wife, Susan, his daughters Rebel Lee and Rochelle Robertson and one granddaughter, per The New York Times.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Granddaughter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granddaughter. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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granddaughter
noun
grand·daugh·ter
ˈgran-ˌdȯt-ər 
: a daughter of one's son or daughter
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