s beloved mother Marian has died at the age of 86. “She passed peacefully this morning, and right now, none of us are quite sure how exactly we’ll move on without her,” the family statement said. Michelle later posted a tribute to Marian, whom she called her "rock," writing on social media: "My mom Marian Robinson was my rock, always there for whatever I needed.
She was the same steady backstop for our entire family, and we are heartbroken to share she passed away today. "We wanted to offer some reflections on her remarkable life." The carousel featured a beautiful picture of Marian in recent years, and went on to feature an obituary written by Michelle and her husband , and their two daughters Malia and Sasha, and Michelle's brother Craig and his wife Kelly, and their children, Avery, Leslie, Austin, and Aaron.
Reflecting on her childhood in Chicago, and the difficulties her father faced due to the color of his skin, the tribute went on to share that his love of jazz encouraged Marian to remember one could always find joy in music. She raised Michelle and Craig with her husband Fraser Robinson, and when Barack and Michelle moved to the White House in January 2009, she moved with them. "We needed her.
The girls needed her. And she ended up being our rock through it all," they said. "She relished her role as a grandmother.
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And although she enforced whatever household rules we’d set for bedtime, watching TV, or eating candy, she made clear that she sided with her 'g.
