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The couple divorced in 1954, the same year Douglas’s only child, Danny Bourgeois, was born.
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John Russell, People.com, 11 May 2025
David Hackett Souter was born in Melrose, Mass., on Sept. 17, 1939, the only child of Joseph and Helen Souter.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Steve Muth’s only child, Zachary, died at 23 years old after taking a pill laced with fentanyl in February 2021.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
Ivey was the youngest of his siblings, while Marcia was the only child of the late Donald and Doris Brown Ward Johnson.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
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John Russell, People.com, 11 May 2025
David Hackett Souter was born in Melrose, Mass., on Sept. 17, 1939, the only child of Joseph and Helen Souter.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
Steve Muth’s only child, Zachary, died at 23 years old after taking a pill laced with fentanyl in February 2021.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025
Ivey was the youngest of his siblings, while Marcia was the only child of the late Donald and Doris Brown Ward Johnson.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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