The Silcock Family is a family from Huntington Beach, California, United States, consisting of many adopted, disabled boys and two parents, now divorced. As of March 2008, the Silcock Family had adopted 59 sons. They have recorded music and one episode of Nanny 911.
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Biography
A diving accident in 1987 resulted in the father, Jim Silcock, becoming a quadriplegic with little mobility. The mother, Ann Belles, has been involved in foster parenting since she was 19 years old.
The couple first encountered each other over the Internet. They met for the first time in January 1998 and then married four months later.
The parents own a small business called First Step Supported Living, which assists disabled persons to live in home more independently. Along with governmental financial aid given to some of their boys and donations from the community, the family is able to financially support itself.
The Silcocks adopt disabled boys who are of different ethnicities from them. They feel that these types of children are the most overlooked amongst adoption agencies and therefore have the most trouble getting adopted.
Parents' divorce
Ann Belles and Jim Silcock had an uncontested divorce in 2011, which the divorce mediator characterized as friendly, quick, and focused on the needs of their sons.
In popular culture
The family is best known for being featured in an episode of the former Fox reality television series Nanny 911. Because the family was so big, all three nannies were summoned to visit the family.
California-based singer-songwriter Dave Nachmanoff, who is also the sideman to Al Stewart ("Year of the Cat", "Time Passages"), has recorded three CDs with the family, with the boys writing each song with him.
Barry Silcock's death
On Sunday, September 19, 2004, at 2:45 am, Barry Dale Silcock died. He had been in ICU (Intensive Care Unit) for 120 days, healing from a surgical wound. He was actually scheduled to be discharged that very day. At 2:15 am, he experienced difficulty breathing. Barry's nurse tried to give him oxygen in an extensive effort, but none prevailed. Barry died at 2:45.
His memorial service was held on Monday, September 27 at 11:00 am at Saddleback Community Church.
Justin Silcock's death
Justin Damian Silcock died on June 27, 2010, at age 14.