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| Barack Obama's grandmother dies of cancer |
| 2008-11-03 |
| BARACK Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died of cancer at the age of 86. Senator Obama announced the news today, on the eve of the US election. "It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer,'' Senator Obama said in a joint statement with his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng. "She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility. "She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. "She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure.'' Senator Obama took a day off from the campaign late last month to visit Ms Dunham in his native Hawaii after saying she may not live until the election. Ms Dunham, whom he affectionately knew as "Toot", helped raise Senator Obama, who barely knew his Kenyan-born father, and she was the last surviving close older relative, after his mother died of cancer over a decade ago. |
| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #10 This was a good time for her to go. That way she won't be disappointed when her grandson gets his butt kicked in the election. |
| Posted by: Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-11-03 21:37 |
| #9 If I question the timing, does that /conspiracy theorist I'm sorry she died, but I'm glad she's now at peace. I'm sure she did the best she could with Barry, but he chose his parents' path. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-11-03 20:29 |
| #8 Cancer? Mom and Grandma? And the O-man is a pack-a-day smoker for how long? |
| Posted by: Jiggs Slolutch1780 2008-11-03 19:52 |
| #7 ...There is a special place for Grandmothers in Heaven, and from what I have read, Mrs.Dunham more than earned hers. My deepest sympathies to Senator Obama and his family. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2008-11-03 18:14 |
| #6 She passed "knowing" her grandson will be president. May she rest in peace. May she be proved WRONG in her belief. |
| Posted by: Minister of funny walks 2008-11-03 18:11 |
| #5 May her example be a reminder. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-11-03 18:03 |
| #4 Grandma was a class act indeed - typical rural Kansan: loving, strong, faithful. All other adjactives are unfortunate. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-11-03 18:00 |
| #3 My condolences to her family. |
| Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2008-11-03 17:57 |
| #2 From all accounts, Grandma was a class act. |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-11-03 17:33 |
| #1 So is this the end of the Typical White Person wing of the Obama clan? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-11-03 17:15 |