Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama announced Friday that Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, died. She was 86 years old.
Barack Obama released a statement providing details of her life along with the wisdom she provided.
“Marian Lois Shields Robinson — our mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother — had a way of summing up the truths about life in a word or two, maybe a quick phrase that made everyone around her stop and think. Her wisdom came off as almost innate, as something she was born with, but in reality it was hard-earned, fashioned by her deep understanding that the world’s roughest edges could always be sanded down with a little grace,” he wrote.
The Obamas and other members of the family also shared some bits of wisdom Robinson provides including “Don’t sweat the small stuff,” and “Know what’s truly precious.”
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“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,” Michelle Obama wrote on X.
Robinson moved into the White House during the Obama administration to help with her grandchildren, Malia and Sasha, and was regularly seen at events and holiday parties.
