Marian Robinson, former United States First Lady, Michelle Obama’s mother died on Friday at the age of 86. In a post on X, Michelle Obama said that her mother was the same steady backstop for their entire family. The family in a statement said her wisdom came off as almost innate, as something she was born with, but in reality it was hard-earned, fashioned by her deep understanding that the world’s roughest edges could always be sanded down with a little grace. Born and raised in the South Side of Chicago, Marian Lois Shields would go on to study teaching before getting a job as a secretary. S…