MICHELLE Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, died on Friday morning at the age of 86. The family shared a statement revealing that Robinson died peacefully. "As a mother, she was our backstop, a calm and nonjudgmental witness to our triumphs and stumbles," the statement read.
"She was always, always there, welcoming us back home no matter how far we had journeyed, with that deep and abiding love." Robinson was known in the US as the first grandmother after her son-in-law, Barack Obama , secured the presidency in 2008. She was a prominent fixture in the White House during both of his terms, however, she kept a low profile.
Robinson attended holiday events and concerts in the East Room while traveling overseas on trips. However, she mostly spent her time with her granddaughters, Sasha and Malia. "We will all miss her greatly, and we wish she were here to offer us some perspective, to mend our heavy hearts with a laugh and a dose of her wisdom," read the statement from the family .
"Yet we are comforted by the understanding that she has returned to the embrace of her loving Fraser, that she’s pulled up her TV tray next to his recliner, that they’re clinking their highball glasses as she’s catching him up with the stories about this wild, beautiful ride. She’s missed him so." Robinson lived in Chicago her entire live but agreed to move to Washington, DC in 2009 to help take care of her young granddaughters in the White House.
"We needed her. The girls needed her. And she end.
