Monday, November 3, 2008

Maya Soetoro-Ng And Barack Obama Grandmother Dies at 86

Barack Obama's Grandmother Dies at 86

Barack Obama's grandmother, who raised him while his mother pursued a career in anthropology, has died at age 86, the Democratic presidential candidate and his half-sister announced.
Just a week-and-a-half ago, Obama suspended his campaign for two days to travel to Hawaii to pay a final visit to the ailing Madelyn Dunham, whom he called "Toot."
"She has gone home," Obama, 47, said at a rain-soaked rally Monday on the eve of the election in Charlotte, N.C. "And she died peacefully in her sleep with my sister at her side and so there's great joy as well as tears. I'm not going to talk about it too often because it's hard to talk about."
A statement released by Obama and Maya Soetoro-Ng, 38, said Dunham died after a battle with cancer. "She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility," they say.

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