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Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire said in a Friday statement that Spohr and Wood were loving grandparents and that Serafini’s crimes greatly affected family members and friends.
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Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Brennan’s daughter Brylee will continue to live with her grandparents, Burton said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
The human cost is painfully clear; our parents and grandparents cycle in and out of hospitals, receiving reactive medicine that chases one condition after another rather than addressing the underlying cause.
—Andrew S. Brack, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
There were virtually no children, and very few younger couples or teenagers—and those who were there seemed to be guests of their parents or grandparents.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Hill, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
Brennan’s daughter Brylee will continue to live with her grandparents, Burton said.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
The human cost is painfully clear; our parents and grandparents cycle in and out of hospitals, receiving reactive medicine that chases one condition after another rather than addressing the underlying cause.
—Andrew S. Brack, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
There were virtually no children, and very few younger couples or teenagers—and those who were there seemed to be guests of their parents or grandparents.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Grandparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandparent. Accessed 3 Mar. 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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