{"id":1314,"date":"2008-11-03T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-03T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/11\/madelyn-dunham\/"},"modified":"2011-11-01T15:12:06","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T19:12:06","slug":"madelyn-dunham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/monkeymind\/2008\/11\/madelyn-dunham.html","title":{"rendered":"Madelyn Dunham"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_niPwTW3rBbU\/SQ9w24h5-xI\/AAAAAAAAB2M\/PVc192_TabA\/s1600-h\/obamagrandparents.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px;float: right;cursor: pointer;width: 320px;height: 220px\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_niPwTW3rBbU\/SQ9w24h5-xI\/AAAAAAAAB2M\/PVc192_TabA\/s320\/obamagrandparents.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic\">It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madelyn_and_Stanley_Dunham\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Madelyn Dunham<\/a>, 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. <\/span> <span style=\"font-style: italic\">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. 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