{"id":1982201,"date":"2023-07-25T13:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T17:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/widow-of-obama-family-chef-speaks-out-after-husband-found-dead\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T13:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T17:12:26","slug":"widow-of-obama-family-chef-speaks-out-after-husband-found-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/widow-of-obama-family-chef-speaks-out-after-husband-found-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama family chef&#8217;s widow speaks out after husband&#8217;s tragic death."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwidow-of-obama-family-chef-speaks-out-after-husband-found-dead%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1982201&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Tragic Loss of Tafari Campbell: A Beloved Chef<\/h2>\n<p>The widow of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/barack-obama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barack Obama\u2019s<\/a> personal chef sent \u2063out a heartfelt tribute to her\u200d late husband after he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/obama-white-house-chef-found-dead-after-paddle-boarding-accident-near-former-presidents-marthas-vineyard-mansion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found dead on Monday<\/a> in\u2064 a pond near the Obama family estate in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/marthas-vineyard\">Martha\u2019s Vineyard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said divers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mspnews.org\/post\/update-2-msp-divers-environmental-police-recover-body-of-paddle-boarder-from-edgartown-great-pond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recovered<\/a> the body of Tafari Campbell, \u200b45, from \u200cthe Edgartown\u2063 Great Pond\u2062 after\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/widow-of-obama-family-chef-speaks-out-after-husband-found-dead\/\" title=\"Obama family chef's widow speaks out after husband's tragic death.\">tragic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-peter-defazio-uses-transportation-chairmanship-to-influence-waterway-policy-for-personal-gain\/\" title=\"Democrat Peter DeFazio Uses Transportation Chairmanship to Influence Waterway Policy for Personal Gain\">paddle boarding<\/a> incident<\/a>. Witnesses saw him struggling to stay afloat before\u2062 he tragically submerged without resurfacing.<\/p>\n<h3>A Heartbreaking Instagram\u2064 Post<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cMy heart is broken,\u201d Sherise Campbell, Tafari\u2019s wife, said in an emotional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvHePWIuK3a\/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram post<\/a> on\u2064 Tuesday. \u201cMy life and our family\u2019s life is forever changed. Please pray for me and our families as I deal with the loss of my \u200dhusband.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An employee of former President Barack Obama died while paddle boarding near the family\u2019s Martha\u2019s Vineyard residence, state police and the Obamas said. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmilieIkedaNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EmilieIkedaNBC<\/a> \u200breports on the latest. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JJGfKDXzHB\">pic.twitter.com\/JJGfKDXzHB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TODAY (@TODAYshow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TODAYshow\/status\/1683810754548453377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2064message came from an account for Sweet Sage, a Washington, D.C., metropolitan-area \u200cbaking and catering business <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AjZYWvmhUYo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">owned by \u200bSherise Campbell<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>A Cherished Member of the Obama Family<\/h3>\n<p>A joint statement from Barack \u200dObama and his wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/michelle-obama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle Obama<\/a> \u200bcalled Tafari Campbell a \u201cbeloved part of our family\u201d and a \u201ctalented sous chef at\u2064 the White\u200b House\u201d whom they invited to continue working \u2062for them upon leaving the Executive Residence in early 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been part \u2064of our \u2063lives\u200c ever since, and our hearts are broken that he\u2019s gone,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/24\/us\/obama-employee-marthas-vineyard-house-drowning\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their\u2062 statement said<\/a>. \u201cToday we join everyone who knew and \u2063loved Tafari\u2064 \u2013 especially his wife Sherise and their twin boys, Xavier and Savin \u2013 in grieving the loss of a truly wonderful man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1690368573946000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0SC9MF9lhNsKkAePnLU71p\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<h2>The Investigation and Tragic Accident<\/h2>\n<p>The Massachusetts State Police (MSP) launched a search operation after receiving a call about a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/key-detail-in-death-at-marthas-vineyard-estate-raises-major-question-was-he-related-to-obamas\/\" title=\"Crucial fact in Martha's Vineyard Estate death prompts important query: Was he connected to Obamas?\">missing paddle boarder<\/a> \u200bin the pond. \u2064Divers, with the help of sonar technology, recovered Tafari Campbell&#8217;s body the next day. The drowning was deemed \u200dan &#8220;accident,&#8221; and an investigation\u200b is underway.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that Barack and Michelle Obama \u2063were not present at the \u200bresidence during the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The widow of Barack Obama&#8217;s chef mourns her husband&#8217;s death. Tafari Campbell, 45, was found dead in a pond near the Obama family estate. 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