The Obamas are in mourning.

Marian Shields Robinson—the mother of prior Initial Woman Michelle Obama and the grandmother of her and prior President Barack Obama‘s youngsters Malia, 25, and Sasha, 22—died on the morning of May probably 31. She was 86.

“Marian Lois Shields Robinson—our mother, mom-in-regulation, and grandmother—had a way of summing up the truths about lifestyle in a word or two, probably a quick phrase that created everybody all around her quit and assume,” the family members reported in a assertion shared to their social media accounts May probably 31. “Her knowledge came off as nearly innate, as anything she was born with, but in reality it was tough-gained, fashioned by her deep understanding that the world’s roughest edges could always be sanded down with a minor grace.”

They continued, “As a mom, she was our backstop, a relaxed and nonjudgmental witness to our triumphs and stumbles. She was constantly, constantly there, welcoming us back again home no matter how significantly we had journeyed, with that deep and abiding love.”