The youngest of two children born to Marian and Fraser Robinson III, Michelle Obama came from humble beginnings. Fraser worked as a pump operator for the Chicago Water Department, according to the White House website. Marian worked as a secretary for different employers, including retailer Spiegel and a bank, but she became a stay-at-home mother when her eldest, Craig Robinson, was born. Both of Obama’s parents took their jobs seriously.
At 30, Fraser discovered he had multiple sclerosis, a condition that had started weakening his lower body way before the diagnosis. Despite the physical struggles, Fraser kept working hard to provide for his wife and children. “He got up, he went to work, he was never late, he never complained, and he was always, always focused on his family,” Obama told O, The Oprah Magazine in 2007. Fraser died in 1991 at 55.
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Marian embraced her job to raise two kids with the same dedication. Obama’s mother believed that education was the key to a better future and that hard work would take them far. Her teachings were clearly effective. Like Obama, Craig also graduated from Princeton and ultimately became the executive director of the National Association of Basketball Coaches. While Marian believed in hard work, Obama made it clear that Marian also believed in loving just as hard. “Above all else, my mother gave me that nonstop, unconditional love that was so important for me to grow up,” Obama said in 2022.
