grandfather

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In a September, 2016, email to his brother, Mark, he wrote, “whtchoo want me toodo — bust out crying” in response to news that their cousin had become a grandfather.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

His grandfather Antonio is revealed as a traveling merchant who operated between Catalan Spain and Morocco, rather than simply a farmer.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Edward “Ted” Crosby Johnson, who founded Fidelity Management & Research in 1946, and grandfather of FMR’s current CEO, Abby Johnson, worked as a lawyer at Ropes & Gray.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

A Visit To Grandpa's follows a young boy sent to spend a summer full of adventure with his eccentric grandfather on a Welsh farm.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Even with all she had going on, Grandma met my grandfather and left everything to come to the United States.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer