That must be really tough. Obama must be experiencing quite a few emotions right now....
On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 8:02 PM, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Barack Obama's grandmother has died two days before the presidential > election. > She played a central figure in his life. He lived with her and his > grandfather in their two-bedroom apartment during most of his childhood in > Hawaii. > > The Obama campaign released this statement from Obama and his sister Maya > Soetoro-Ng on the death of their grandmother: > > "It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn > Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer. She was the > cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, > strength, and humility. She was the person who encouraged and allowed us > to > take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren > and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was > meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure. > > Our family wants to thank all of those who sent flowers, cards, > well-wishes, > and prayers during this difficult time. It brought our grandmother and us > great comfort. Our grandmother was a private woman, and we will respect > her > wish for a small private ceremony to be held at a later date. In lieu of > flowers, we ask that you make a donation to any worthy organization in > search of a cure for cancer." " > > > :-\ > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:278276 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
