Donklephant » Blog Archive » Barack Obama’s Grandmother Dies In Hawaii

Barack Obama’s Grandmother Dies In Hawaii

By Doug Mataconis | Related entries in 2008 Election, Barack

Sad news from the Obama campaign, which announced today that Senator Obama’s Grandmother had died after a long battle with cancer:

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A tragic turn of events for Sen. Barack Obama: his ailing grandmother died today.

Here’s a statement from Obama and his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng:

“It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer. 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.

“Our family wants to thank all of those who sent flowers, cards, well-wishes, and prayers during this difficult time. It brought our grandmother and us great comfort. Our grandmother was a private woman, and we will respect her wish for a small private ceremony to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation to any worthy organization in search of a cure for cancer.”

Politics aside, it’s unfortunate that Mrs. Dunham didn’t live long enough to see her grandson accomplish something great.

This entry was posted on Monday, November 3rd, 2008 and is filed under 2008 Election, Barack. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “Barack Obama’s Grandmother Dies In Hawaii”

rachel Says:
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:38 pm
She lived long enough to see him become a Harvard lawyer, a Senator, the Democratic Party nominee and a good father. A lot of grandmothers would think any one of those was a great thing.
mhb Says:
November 3rd, 2008 at 4:47 pm
I agree with Rachel. He has accomplished many great things already, and has publicly thanked her for her part in inspiring him.

All the same, he is truly an orphan now… my condolences to the Dunham and Obama families.
EvilPoet Says:
November 3rd, 2008 at 5:18 pm
My condolences.

Name (required)

Mail (will not be published) (required)

Website

NOTE TO COMMENTERS:

You must ALWAYS fill in the two word CAPTCHA below to submit a comment. And if this is your first time commenting on Donklephant, it will be held in a moderation queue for approval. Please don't resubmit the same comment a couple times. We'll get around to moderating it soon enough.

Also, sometimes even if you've commented before, it may still get placed in a moderation queue and/or sent to the spam folder. If it's just in moderation queue, it'll be published, but it may be deleted if it lands in the spam folder. My apologies if this happens but there are some keywords that push it into the spam folder.

One last note, we will not tolerate comments that disparage people based on age, sex, handicap, race, color, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry. We reserve the right to delete these comments and ban the people who make them from ever commenting here again.

Thanks for understanding and have a pleasurable commenting experience.