Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama's mother, dies at 86

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RIP

Robinson became a fixture of the White House when she moved from her hometown of Chicago to help take care of her granddaughters during the Obama administration.

Robinson became known to Americans as the country’s first grandmother after her son-in-law, Barack Obama, won the 2008 presidential election. She was a fixture in the White House during his eight years in office, though she kept a low profile. She attended holiday events, the occasional overseas trip and concerts in the East Room. But most often she was with her granddaughters, Sasha and Malia.

 
She was a secretary, the daughter of a carpenter, and the wife of a water plant worker... She sent two children to Princeton.

A fine woman, and the mother of another fine woman.
 
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