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Formally adopted by Ron and Nellie Biles
In 2003 Simone and her younger sister Adria were formally adopted by their grandfather Ron Biles and his wife Nellie; the family moved to Spring, Texas.
Introduced to gymnastics (day-care field trip)
On a day-care field trip Simone tried gymnastics, was encouraged by coaches, and began training at Bannon's Gymnastix in Houston.
Family moved to Elmira, Ontario, Canada
Family relocated to a Mennonite rural community near the University of Waterloo where his father taught.
Lived in Nazi-occupied Paris
Kahneman and family were living in Paris when Nazi Germany occupied the city; family went on run and his father was detained and later died in 1944.
Moved to Indonesia
Obama moved with his mother and stepfather to Indonesia and attended local Indonesian-language schools for several years.
Family moved to Vernon Hills, Illinois
Dobrik's family emigrated to Vernon Hills, Illinois when he was six.
Family emigrated to Canada
Buterin and his parents moved from Russia to Canada seeking better employment opportunities.
Arrived in the United States
Brin family arrived in the U.S.; father Michael secured a teaching position at University of Maryland with outside help.
Father died
Jacobs' father, an agent at the William Morris Agency, died when Marc was six.
Moved to Milwaukee to live with her mother
At age six Winfrey moved from her grandmother's farm in Kosciusko to inner-city Milwaukee where her mother worked as a maid.
Moved to Beirut and began schooling
At about age six Ghosn moved with his mother and sister to Beirut where his grandmother lived; later attended Collège Notre-Dame de Jamhour (Jesuit secondary school).
Family migrates to California (Great Migration)
Cochran's family relocated from Louisiana to California as part of the Second Great Migration; they initially lived near the Alameda shipyards.
Family moved to Pest after father's retirement
Fülöp Pulitzer was wealthy enough to retire and moved the family to Pest; children educated by private tutors.
Joins AS Bondy youth setup
Started playing youth football at AS Bondy under the coaching of his father, Wilfried Mbappé.
Father died of a stroke; sister died two days later
His father died of a stroke and his younger sister died two days later; family left in care of his mother.
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