The Icarus Factor

Prime Timeline

Year	Event
2335	● [1] Riker is born in Valdez, Alaska, on Earth. [1]   People :  William T. Riker
2337	● [2] Riker's mother dies. [2]   People :  William T. Riker
2350	● [2] Riker is abandoned by his father. [2]   People :  William T. Riker
2365	● [2] Kyle Riker visits the Enterprise-D; father to Will Riker and a former romantic interest of Pulaski, he is there to brief Will concerning a new Starship command he has been offered. [2]   People :  William T. Riker, Doctor Katherine Pulaski

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References

#	Series	Season	Source	Comment
1	TNG	2	The Icarus Factor	Riker was abandoned by his father 15 years earlier at the age of 15
2	TNG	2	The Icarus Factor

Series :	TNG Season 2
Episode :	The Icarus Factor
Comment :	Riker was abandoned by his father 15 years earlier at the age of 15

Series :	TNG Season 2
Episode :	The Icarus Factor

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