Michelle Obama’s mother, Marian Robinson, dies

Cable News Network ^ | 8:24 PM EDT, Fri May 31, 2024 | Kevin Liptak and Kaanita Iyer

[Olog-hai]

Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama, has died, according to a statement from the Obama and Robinson families. She was 86. […]

Robinson lived with the Obamas during their time at the White House and was often spotted at events with the first family, including handing out goodie bags to trick-or-treaters on Halloween. […]

A native of Chicago — where she returned after the Obamas left the White House — Robinson was married to Fraser Robinson, and the pair had two children, Michelle and Craig. Fraser Robinson died in 1991 after a long struggle with multiple sclerosis. …

[waterhill]

Please elaborate.

[angelsonmyside]

Condolences to the family. Losing your Mom is one of life’s hardest moments.

[waterhill]

A child? Been there.

I’m gonna go through pain. We all do.

I will drink the driving rain and praise God.

[PghBaldy]

Marion not Marian. The male name has an “o,” the female name has an “a.”

[Cowgirl]

Would be interesting if someone could look up her births and see that she actually had two male children.

[Olog-hai]

I recall it being spelled Marion, like the infamous mayor of DC who was fond of the extract of the coca plant.

[Vendome]

Losing your child

[Vendome]

My prayers for you...

[SaveFerris]

biography that idealizes its subject.
plural noun: hagiographies
“a hagiography which is designed to serve a political agenda”

👍👍👍

[SaveFerris]

🔝🔝🔝

[Olog-hai]

The fact that her best-known offspring wrote an autobiography and titled it Becoming sets off alarm bells . . .

[Bonemaker]

God working his way down the family tree? What did she die of? Is it inheritable?

[pricilla]

I don’t care who they are,you only get one mom......may she rest in peace

[ronniesgal]

RIP Marian.

[napscoordinator]

I’m guessing a child no matter the age.

[deport]

plural noun: hagiographies
“a hagiography which is designed to serve a political agenda”

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Learn something new every day. thanks

[waterhill]

Yeah. We connected.

[SMARTY]

She had to. She didn’t want taxpayers to know how much she was costing us

[Lizavetta]

The death of a child is far, far worse. The grieving never leaves you and it wipes the joy out of your life in ways hard to describe.

[ExSafecracker]

losing a child is worse. I can tell you first hand that is true.
I lost my son 32 years ago and Im not over it yet. His mother drank herself to death about 3 years later.