Michelle Obama’s Mother, Marian Robinson, Passes Away at the Age of 86 in the US

Michelle Obama’s mother Marian Robinson has passed away, as announced by the Obama family.

Robinson, known as the “First Grandma” during her son-in-law Barack Obama’s presidency, played a crucial role in caring for Barack and Michelle’s children, Malia and Sasha.

“With a gentle push, she agreed to move to the White House with Michelle and Barack. We needed her. The girls needed her,” the family said in a statement.

“And she turned out to be our pillar through it all,” they added, mentioning that she passed away “peacefully” on Friday morning.

Robinson, born in 1937 in Chicago, was one of seven children, and her parents separated when she was a teenager.

The former president once described his mother-in-law as “the least pretentious person I know.”

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According to the family, the White House was never a comfortable environment for Robinson, who preferred spending her time upstairs watching TV rather than interacting with the politicians and celebrities at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Robinson got married in 1960 and had two children, including former first lady Mrs Obama.

She also worked as a teacher and a secretary, the family mentioned.

During her time at the White House, she would occasionally sneak outside the gates to purchase greeting cards from nearby shops, where other customers would often mistake her for the first lady’s mother.

“Oh, I get that a lot,” she would happily respond.