Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies

She died at the age of 86, Marian Robinson, mother of former First Lady Michelle Obama. The family announced the news with a note reported by American media and signed by Michelle and Barack, their daughters Malia and Sasha, and Michelle’s brother: “We will miss her very much and we wish she was here with us for ease the pain with laughter.”

The death

A “peaceful” death, as the woman’s family said in a statement reported by the BBC. Former President Barack Obama, her son-in-law, also commented on the sad news, with a post on X to remember the woman.

“There was and will be only one Marian Robinson. In our sadness, we are lifted by the extraordinary gift of his life. And we will spend the rest of our time trying to live up to his example.”

A memory, his own, which also continues on his own website, where the ex-president and the rest of the family wrote: “Marian Lois Shields Robinson – our mother, our mother-in-law and our grandmother – had a way to summarize the truths about life in a word or two, perhaps a quick phrase that made everyone around her stop and think. Her wisdom seemed almost innate, like something she was born with, but in reality it was hard-earned, shaped by her deep understanding that the roughest corners of the world could always be softened with a little grace.”

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