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Nov three, 2008, 4:44 PM Obama’s Grandmother Dies By Rob ZELENY CHARLOTTE, N.C. Morning – Senator Barack Obama’s grandmother, a key figure in his life who helped raise him throughout his teen-age decades, died in Hawaii on Monday. Mr. Obama, who left the presidential campaign path late last month to go to Honolulu to bid her goodbye, declared the death in a introduced by his spokesman upon landing here this morning. Her death comes 1 day afraid of Election Day. “It is with great disappointment that we declare that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died quietly after a fight with cancer,” Mr. Obama said in a record. “She was the foundation of our family, and a lady of remarkable achievement, power, and humility. She was the one who encouraged and permitted us to simply take chances.” Madelyn Dunham, who made 86 on Oct. 26, was not able to go see her son on the campaign trail. But from her house in Honolulu, his bid was religiously followed by her for the presidency, monitoring his movements and his development through cable tv. Mr. Obama discovered of his grandmother’s death only a little after 8 a.m. in Jacksonville, Fla., the night where he'd spent, mentioned Robert Gibbs, a senior agent. Mr. Gibbs stated that Mrs. Dunham died late Sunday night on Hawaii Standard Time, which was 5 and between 4 a.m. on the East Coast. “She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the understanding that her effect on most of us was significant and enduring,” Mr. Obama said in the record. “Our debt to her is beyond measure.” The statement was released by mr. Obama together with his cousin, Maya Soetoro-Ng, who has been at Mrs. Dunham’s part while Mr. Obama has been campaigning for president. “Our family really wants to thank all those who sent hopes, cards, well-wishes, and plants in this difficult time. It introduced our grandmother and people good comfort,” Mr. Obama said in the record. “Our grandmother was a person, and we shall respect her want a little private service to be kept at a later date.”