Obama’s Grandmother Madelyn Dunham Dies

Obama's Grandmother Madelyn Dunham

Barack Obama released a statement earlier today that his grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, died earlier today in Hawaii.  She had been battling cancer for a lengthy time.

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

Dunham helped raise Obama from the age of 10 while his mother was working in Indonesia, and Obama took an emotional 22-hour trip to Hawaii to visit her on October 23 and 24.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Obama on the eve of this historic 2008 election.

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November 3, 2008 | Filed Under 2008 Presidential Election, barack obama 

Posted by: Joshua Holmes

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