Marian Robinson, mother of former First Lady Michelle Obama, has died at age 86, the family announced Friday. She passed away peacefully in the morning, according to a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michelle Obama shared a heartfelt tribute on social media, calling her mother \u201cmy rock.\u201d She wrote: \u201cShe was there for whatever I needed\u2014the same steady support for our whole family. We\u2019re heartbroken to lose her today. Marian Robinson, mother of former First Lady Michelle Obama, has died at age 86, the family announced Friday. She passed away peacefully in the morning, according to a statement. Michelle Obama shared a heartfelt tribute on social media, calling her mother \u201cmy rock.\u201d She wrote: \u201cShe was there for whatever I needed\u2014the same steady support…<\/p>\n
\u201dFormer President Barack Obama also honored his mother-in-law online, calling her one-of-a-kind. \u201cWe feel lucky to have had her in our lives,\u201d he posted. \u201cWe\u2019ll spend our years trying to live by her example.\u201d
Born Marian Shields in 1937, she married Fraser Robinson III, a Chicago water department worker and WWII veteran. The couple raised Michelle and her brother Craig in a modest South Side home. Read more below<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"