Charlie Kirk's parents are Robert W. Kirk and Kathryn Kirk. His father, Robert, was an architect whose firm designed Trump Tower in New York City, and his mother, Kathryn, worked as a mental health counselor. They raised Charlie Kirk in a politically moderate household in Illinois, primarily in Prospect Heights. Despite Kirk's prominence as a conservative political activist, his parents kept a more private life and were not heavily involved in his political career. They became grandparents when Kirk had children with his wife Erika. Robert and Kathryn Kirk have been seen recently at public events honoring their son, such as a ceremony at the White House where Charlie Kirk was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.