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Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. <\/strong><\/span>Marian Robinson, former United States First Lady, Michelle Obama\u2019s mother died on Friday at the age of 86.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, Michelle Obama said that her mother was the same steady backstop for their entire family.<\/p>\n

The family in a statement said 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\u2019s roughest edges could always be sanded down with a little grace.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in the South Side of Chicago, Marian Lois Shields would go on to study teaching before getting a job as a secretary. She married Fraiser Robinson in 1960 and the couple had two children, a son Craig in 1962 and a daughter Michelle in 1964.<\/p>\n

Michelle Obama and Robinson talked about their strong bond growing up during an interview on \u201cGood Morning America\u201d with Robin Roberts in 2022.<\/p>\n

According to the family, Robinson was very encouraging to her daughter when she \u201cmarried a guy crazy enough to go into politics.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt every step, as our families went down paths none of us could have predicted, she remained our refuge from the storm, keeping our feet on solid ground.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn Election Night in 2008, when the news broke that Barack would soon shoulder the weight of the world, she was there, holding his hand,\u201d the family said.<\/p>\n

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