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We are saddened to report on the passing of the matriarch of the Obama family, Mama Sarah Onyango Obama.
According to TMZ, Barack Obama’s grandmother unfortunately passes away at a hospital in Kenya. Her daughter shared the news on Monday, and a family spokesperson revealed she has been sick for one week prior to her passing.
Our Forever President spoke out shortly after reports of her passing in loving memory of his late grandmother.
“My family and I are mourning the loss of our beloved grandmother, Sarah Ogwel Onyango Obama, affectionately known to many as ‘Mama Sarah’ but known to us as ‘Dani’ or Granny,” Obama wrote. “We will her dearly, but we’ll celebrate with gratitude her long and remarkable life.”
Mama Sarah spent a large portion of her time raiding money to educate girls and orphans in Kenya–a cause that she was extremely passionate about. She even had a foundation that fed and educated children who were left without parents.
Kenyan President, Umuru Kenyatta, also released a statement on Mama Sarah’s death saying, “The passing away of Mama Sarah is a big blow to our nation. We’ve lost a strong, virtuous woman. A Matriarch who held together the Obama family and was an icon of family values.”
Please keep the Obama family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time, Roomies.
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