Condolences Continue for Michelle Obama’s Mother

Marian Robinson, who was a constant inside the White House during the Obama administration, died Friday at 86.

Jun 04, 2024

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President Barack Obama, with mother-in-law Marian Robinson (left), daughters Sasha and Malia, and First Lady Michelle Obama, react as they push the button to light the National Christmas Tree during a ceremony on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Dec. 9, 2010. *(Official White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy)*

Tributes to perhaps one of the most visible of mothers in the White House have streamed in since the announcement that Marian Robinson, the mother of former First Lady Michelle Obama, died on Friday.

“I just wanted to say thank you for all the prayers, kind words and love that you all have shown our entire family these last few days,” Michelle Obama posted on her social media Monday.

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