Thanks for your post, and my apologies to have not seen it before today.
Wish I could read Indonesian! There has recently [to my knowledge] surfaced a photo of Madelyn Dunham standing beside her daughter, who is holding the newborn Maya. There is another older lady in the photo, whose face matches a lady in another photo - of Lolo Soetoro’s mother, with various children, Barry among them.
So we now know the Dunhams visited their daughter in Indonesia at the time she gave birth to Maya. What we don’t know is whether Barry had been visiting them in Hawaii before that, and their trip included bringing him back to Indonesia/mom - OR - if after their Maya-birth visit, their return trip home to Hawaii included taking Barry with them for a visit.
Whichever scenario - we also know that he had his own passport.
I have a feeling I might have posted this translation before - but here goes anyway: (note, there’s no male-female gender in that language)
SKY clouds adorn the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific , in Punchbowl , Honolulu , Friday afternoon ( 14/11 ) .
Hundreds of people gathered in the main courtyard of the garden tomb of the hero was recalled Madelyn Lee Payne Dunham ‘s life who died 2 November 2008 midnight . Most of them are colleagues at the Bank of Hawaii Madelyn and close friends or people who never knew Madelyn . Madelyn was one of the first female banker at Bank of Hawaii . He joined the bank in 1960 and ten years later became one of the vice presidents .
Madelyn and her husband , Stanley Armour Dunham , raising U.S. president-elect Barack Obama at their home in an apartment at the intersection of Punahou and Beretania Street , and finance Obama’s education Punahou School between 1971 to 1979.
Barack and his sister Maya Soetoro - Ng did not attend the tribute to their grandmother . Both are just sending a written message read by the Bank of Hawaii CEO Al Landon .
” When Tutu (a term used for Madelyn Barack and Maya ) realize that the time is getting narrower , he requested that we do not drift in grief . No not afraid to face any storm that accompanied him during the 86 years of his life . We feel lucky to get to spend much time with Tutu . He spends more time raising us from the grandmother in general . And we feel lucky once close to him . We become stronger and wiser because of her . “
The family plans to hold an official funeral in December. Barack expected to be present in the activity .
It is not yet known when the funeral will be conducted .
Madelyn Dunham died just two days before Barack Obama came out as the winner in the presidential election . Since last few years Madelyn cancer . About two weeks before his death , a woman born in Peru , Kansas , October 26, 1922 has been dropped so that his ribs were broken. His health then reportedly critical .
Barack Obama could stop the campaign and return to Hawaii to see his grandmother . Barack Obama did not want the event to recur in 1995 . When it was , because it was so busy with his political career in Chicago , Obama did not have time to see her mother before her mother died. Obama returned to Hawaii a few days later to join Ann Dunham ‘s ashes sprinkled on the southern island of Oahu .
Bodies such as husband and their only child , Madelyn Dunham also cremated bodies . In an email sent a few days ago , Maya Soetoro said his grandmother ‘s ashes arrived in the presidential election , November 4. Maya put it on the table in apartments and organize photos Madelyn husband , children , grandchildren and great-grandchildren Madelyn ashes box around it .
Stanley Armour Dunham ‘s ashes were buried in the tomb of heroes Punchbowl . Stanley Dunham was a sergeant in the Second World War .
Respect for Madelyn yesterday afternoon held by Madelyn colleagues at the Bank of Hawaii . Maya sent a bouquet of pink flowers . Other wreaths sent by friends of the school Madelyn in Kansas , in 1940 ago . Photo Madelyn wood framed with brown and green lei is placed in front of the altar .
One friend Madelyn , Helen Osgood , who got the opportunity to express her memories about said Madelyn Madelyn is a leader and outstanding manager , as well as experts in their field .
” He did not tolerate any nonsense, “ Helen said , adding how Madelyn was so proud of her two grandchildren .
Helen and Madelyn last spoke by telephone on the day of the 86th anniversary of Madelyn , Oct. 26 .
” His last words to me were : talk to me later . “
Madelyn and Stanley Dunham also visited Indonesia . According to the story of Maya Soetoro - Ng , her grandparents arrived in front of their house in Jakarta while his mother , Ann Dunham , who was pregnant with Maya is undergoing contraction . Then with them to the hospital where Maya was born . The day was August 14, 1970 .
I remember that pic from awhile back; I think its linked to the previous thread, or reposted in this one.
I also recall two pics of the group of children, one with 0’s head looking down and one with him looking ahead.
Many thanks Fred, for all those pics!