Obama’s Grandmother Madelyn Dunham Gravely Ill
Barack Obama’s grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, is seriously ill and Obama plans to suspend his campaign to be by her side in Hawaii.
Dunham, Obama’s maternal grandmother, was born Madelyn Payne in Peru, Kansas, in 1922. She married Stanley Armour Dunham in 1940. Madelyn attended college at the University of Washington before becoming an aircraft inspector for Boeing during World War II.
After the war, she attended UC-Berkeley, worked various jobs, then came to the Islands, where she joined the Bank of Hawaii in 1960, and became one of the bank’s first female vice presidents.
85-year-old Dunham helped raise Obama and has been “one of the most important people in his life,” according to Robert Gibbs, one of the senator’s top aides.
Although the nature of her illness was not disclosed, Gibbs told reporters, “in the last few weeks her health has deteriorated to the point where her situation is very serious. It is for that reason that Senator Obama has decided to change his schedule on Thursday and Friday so that he can see her and spend some time with her.”
After a morning event in Indianapolis on Thursday, Obama will head to Honolulu, canceling events planned for Madison, Wisconsin and Des Moines, Iowa.
Michelle Obama will campaign in her husband’s place in Akron and Columbus, Ohio on Friday, and Obama will campaign in the West upon his return from Hawaii.
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Obama leaving the campaign trail shows how much he values family. These are the most critical days of the election and yet he leave it all to be with his beloved grandma. Very sweet gesture.
YES..Mr.BARRY DUNHAM the NEW PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SHOULD VALUE n TREASURE his LOVING,RESPONSIBLE,GRANDPARENT’s n HIS LOVING MOTHER,HE SHOULD VALUE OF THE HARDSHIP OF ALL OF HIS SUCCESS,I CRY n FELT HIS MESSAGE LAST FATHER’s DAY,bec.I MYSELF OVERCOME RAISING 3 CHILDREN ON Y OWN,that their father NEVER SHARE EVEN A SINGLE CENTAVOS to them,CANNOT CONTROL MY TEAR’s WHILE WATCHING Mr.PRESIDENT BARRY DUNHAM message on the FATHER’s DAY.I MYSELF OVERCOME the WAY HIS GRANDPARENST n MOTHER IN MY LIFE,SPECIALLY WHEN I LOST MY JOB in AAFESPHILIPPINES.it is the CRUCIAL n DEVASTATING TIME of my LIFE,BUT w/ the STRONG STRENGTH I DEEPLY HOLD n w/ the HELP OF MY PRAYER’s TO THE LORD ABOVE,HE NEVER LEAVE n FORSAKEN ME.I REMEMBER SAYING O HIS COMPAIN ABOUT ‘ UNITED ” w/c I DID MENTION ALSO IN OUR CONGRESATION, P/ UNITED METHODIST CHURCH…what is UNITED mean’s UNITED mean’s i say it in our KAPAMPANGAN dialect ‘ PAMISANMETUNG ‘ and in our very own NATIONAL LAUNGUAGE in PILIPINO WORD ‘ PAGKAKAISA ‘…w/c i DELIVER it in our CHAPEL when they gave me the CHANCE to TALK INFRONT of our MEMBER’s,w/c i MESSAGE : that WHICH EVER DISTRICT WE ARE LOCATED UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SHOULD BE ONE and AS ONE.due OF BEING ‘ UNITED ‘. WERE PROUD of YOU Mr. BARRY DUNHAM…OUR PRAYER’s for your SAFENESS, and THE CHANGE of UNITED STATE of AMERICA of WHAT DREAM’s of…and the WHOLE CITIZEN of your country.WISH and PRAY that YOU BRING HOME ALL THE AMERICAN’s from IRAQ and AFGHANISTAN,GOD SPEED.
former employees of AAFES/PHILIPPINES
Ms.FELMA W. SAMSON
DEAR Mr. NEW PRESIDENT of UNITED STATE of AMERICA…BARRY DUNHAM, IN RECOGNITION from YOUR LOVING GRANDPARENT and LOVING MOTHER MRS.STANLEY ANN DUNHAM,DUE OF THEIR UN-CONDTIONAL LOVE THEY SHOWER YOU.LOVE,RESPECT,HARDSHIP WELFARE THEY OVERCOME of YOUR UPBRINGING.WISH and PRAY THEY ARE STILL ALIVE TO SIGHT of WHAT GLORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT YOU ACCOMPLISH IN YOUR LIFE NOW,BEING THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA,I VALUE YOU for HUMANKIND YOU ARE and NOT FOR UR ETHIC COLOR,RACE. I RECOGNIZE YOU AS ONE UPCOMING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.not that alway’s BEEN SAID and WRITTEN 1’st AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.I WISH and PRAY THAT U WILL OVERCOME ALL THE TRIAL’s, and ALL THE PROGRESS of YOUR COUNTRY.I WILL HARDLY PRAY FOR YOU,Mr.PRESIDENT BARRY DUNHAM THAT WILL SURPASS YOU ALL THE ORDEAL.GOD BLESS YOU and GOD BLESS…UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
p.s.
i feel sad and humilated for not attending and responding of the 3 call’s of our DEAR PRESIDENT MRS.PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO for CONGRATULATING YOU, whatever cause for declining the 3 call of our DEAR PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES.YOUR HEART and MIND CAN ANSWER.GOD BLESS YOU and your SAFENESS,HEALTHNESS.GOD BLESS AMERICA.
former employee of AAFES / PHILIPPINES,
Ms.FELMA W. SAMSON