Marian Robinson, former first lady Michelle Obama’s mother, died on Friday, the family announced in a statement. She was 86.
“She passed peacefully this morning, and right now, none of us are quite sure how exactly we’ll move on without her,” the Obama family said.
Robinson was a fixture at the White House for all eight years of Barack Obama’s presidency.
“We will all miss her greatly, and we wish she were here to offer us some perspective, to mend our heavy hearts with a laugh and a dose of her wisdom,” the family statement read.
“In our sadness, we are lifted up by the extraordinary gift of her life,” the statement added. “And we will spend the rest of ours trying to live up to her example.”
