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Barack and Michelle Obama’s personal chef drowns near couple’s estate in Martha’s Vineyard

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Tafari Campbell, the personal chef for Barack and Michelle Obama, was found dead Monday after drowning near the pair’s e

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Tafari Campbell, the personal chef for Barack and Michelle Obama, was found dead Monday after drowning near the pair’s estate in Martha’s Vineyard. He was 45.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Massachusetts State Police received word about a missing paddle boarder on Sunday night after someone saw a man “struggle to stay on the surface” before submerging under water.

The following morning, officials reportedly found Campbell’s body “approximately 100 feet from shore at a depth of about eight feet.”

While the chef was employed by the former first couple, they were not at their Martha’s Vineyard residence at the time of the tragic drowning.

Tafari Campbell
Barack and Michelle Obama’s personal chef, Tafari Campbell, has died at the age of 45. WhiteHouse.gov
Tafari Campbell.
Campbell, who worked as a sous chef in the White House kitchen, reportedly died while paddle boarding in Martha’s Vineyard. WhiteHouse.gov

Hours later, the Obama family released a statement about the horrific incident, calling Campbell “a beloved part of [their] family.”

“When we first met him, he was a talented sous chef at the White House — creative and passionate about food, and its ability to bring people together,” the statement read. “In the years that followed, we got to know him as a warm, fun, extraordinarily kind person who made all of our lives a little brighter.”

It continued, “That’s why, when we were getting ready to leave the White House, we asked Tafari to stay with us, and he generously agreed. He’s been part of our lives ever since, and our hearts are broken that he’s gone. Today we join everyone who knew and loved Tafari — especially his wife Sherise and their twin boys, Xavier and Savin — in grieving the loss of a truly wonderful man.”

Barack and Michelle Obama
The Obamas described the chef as “warm, fun” and an “extraordinarily kind person.” Getty Images
Tafari Campbell and his wife.
“Today we join everyone who knew and loved Tafari — especially his wife Sherise and their twin boys, Xavier and Savin — in grieving the loss of a truly wonderful man,” they said in a statement. Instagram/Tafari Campbell

Campbell’s wife also took to social media to mourn the loss of her husband of 23 years.

“Heartbroken

(By/Nicki Cox)
 
 
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