They were there in place of their father, Keith. He had died a few months earlier from synovial sarcoma, a cancer he got from helping with cleanup after 9/11. The siblings told the Sharks how their father was a firefighter and firehouse chef and had created the Cup Board Pro in 2010. More @Wikipedia
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