Michelle Obama shared a heartfelt tribute on social media, calling her mother \u201cmy rock.\u201d She wrote: \u201cShe was there for whatever I needed\u2014the same steady support for our whole family. We\u2019re heartbroken to lose her today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Former President Barack Obama also honored his mother-in-law online, calling her one-of-a-kind. \u201cWe feel lucky to have had her in our lives,\u201d he posted. \u201cWe\u2019ll spend our years trying to live by her example.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born Marian Shields in 1937, she married Fraser Robinson III, a Chicago water department worker and WWII veteran. The couple raised Michelle and her brother Craig in a modest South Side home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite facing racial barriers\u2014her father was denied union jobs due to segregation\u2014Marian stressed education and strength to her children. These values helped shape Michelle\u2019s path to Princeton and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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