Michelle Obama’s Mother Marian Robinson Dead at 86

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.”

Marian actually lived at the White House with Michelle and Barack during their time in office — helping raise their daughters, Malia and Sasha, who were just kids at the time. Barack has credited his mother-in-law with keeping the girls even-keeled during those years.

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