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The exact circumstances of her death weren’t revealed, but the Obama family sure had a lot of kind words to say about her and her legacy — including a full bio on her life achievements.

Here’s how they described Marian, in part … “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.”

They went on … “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’s roughest edges could always be sanded down with a little grace.”

She’s survived by Michelle, her son Craig and her six grandchildren. Marian was 86.


