Their low-key lifestyles have drummed up a lot of curiosity about the Gates kids.
Rory John Gates finds himself in a unique position.
Like his famous parents, Rory values his privacy.
“Now, as we near his 18th birthday, I have my answer.
Rory is compassionate and curious.”
Rory had a quiet upbringing in Washington
Rory John Gates was born on May 23, 1999.
All of Bill’s kids went to his alma mater, The Lakeside School.
He wanted to share his educational experience there with his kids.
If there had been no Lakeside, there would have been no Microsoft."
Bill and Melinda thought it was important to raise their kids with moderated tech use.
As a result, Rory Gates and his sisters weren’t allowed cell phones until they were 14.
She reflected on this in a 2017 essay forTime.
“When we talk about these issues at thedinnertable, he (and his friends!)
have a lot to say.”
Melinda shared a story of a time Rory accompanied her to East Africa.
Melinda was impressed, but Rory wasn’t.
“I thought that, in many ways, what these men were doing was extraordinary.
Rory respectfully disagreed,” she wrote.
Yes, he recognizes that the more entrenched the norms, the more courage it takes to confront them.
