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On May 31, , Michelle's mother Marian Robinson passed away. Michelle told NPR that her mother raised her to be independent from an early age. She said: "And what that does for a kid - when your parent trusts you, it encourages you. It tells you that if my mom thinks I can do this, that I must be capable. Marian famously moved into the White House at the start of former President Barack Obama's first term in On Friday, May 31, , the Obama family shared the news that Marian had passed away peacefully in the early hours of the morning.

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Michelle took to X , formerly known as Twitter , to share a statement , writing: "My mom Marian Robinson was my rock, always there for whatever I needed. The former first lady continued: "She was the same steady backstop for our entire family, and we are heartbroken to share she passed away today. He was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of Despite living with the autoimmune disease, he continued to show up to his job at a water filtration plant almost every day, according to Life In Spite of MS.

He also reportedly worked as a precinct captain for the Democratic party. Michelle Obama grew up in Chicago with her parents and an older brother named Craig Robinson. Like his sister, he attended Princeton University and played on the school's basketball team. In , he graduated with a degree in sociology before going on to play professional basketball in Europe.

Craig went on to coach professionally, but also obtained a business degree from the University of Chicago and worked in banking. The brother of Michelle Obama took up sports broadcasting and was named the Executive Director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches in