Michelle Obama’s mother Marian Robinson dead at 86

Photo: Getty Images Michelle Obama‘s mother, Marian Robinson, has died at the age of 86. On Friday (May 31), the former First Lady announced the news in a statement shared on social media, sharing that her mother passed away Friday morning. “My mom Marian Robinson was my rock, always there for whatever I needed,” she captioned a photo of her late mother. “She was the same steady backstop for our entire family, and we are heartbroken to share she passed away today.” Michelle then pointed to a statement that was written by former President Barack Obama, Michelle’s brother and sister-in-law, Craig and Kelly Robinson, and all of their children that reflected on Marian’s “remarkable life.” & & & & & & View this post on Instagram & & & & & & & & & & & & A post shared by Michelle Obama (@michelleobama) “Marian Lois Shields Robinson — our mother-in-law, and grandmother — had a way of summing up the truths about life in a word or two, maybe a quick phrase that made everyone around her stop and think,” the Obama and Robinson family wrote, in part. “Her wisdom came off as almost innate, as something she...