Marian Robinson, Michelle Obama’s Mother, Dies at 86

Her son-in-law, former President Barack Obama, annouced the death in a statement.

(L–R) Malia Obama, Sasha Obama, mother-in-law Marian Robinson, First Lady Michelle Obama, and President Barack Obama attend the national Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House on Dec. 3, 2015. Olivier Douliery- Pool/Getty Images

Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of former First Lady Michelle Obama, has died, her family said in a statement Friday. She was 86.

“She passed peacefully this morning, and right now, none of us are quite sure how exactly we'll move on without her,” the family statement said.