{"id":1982889,"date":"2023-07-26T08:13:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T12:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/widow-of-obama-chef-makes-emotional-plea-after-husband-is-found-dead\/"},"modified":"2023-07-26T08:15:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T12:15:30","slug":"widow-of-obama-chef-makes-emotional-plea-after-husband-is-found-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/widow-of-obama-chef-makes-emotional-plea-after-husband-is-found-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama Chef&#8217;s Widow Makes Heartfelt Plea 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-chef-makes-emotional-plea-after-husband-is-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=1982889&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 \u2063Widow of Obama Chef \u200dMourns the Loss of Her Husband<\/h2>\n<p>The \u200cwidow of former President Barack Obama\u2019s chef sent out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/widow-of-obama-chef-makes-emotional-plea-after-husband-is-found-dead\/\" title=\"Obama Chef's Widow Makes Heartfelt Plea After Husband's Tragic Death\">heartfelt social media tribute<\/a> to her late husband on Tuesday, a day after his body was found in a pond \u2062behind the Obamas\u2019 Martha\u2019s Vineyard home.<\/p>\n<p>Sherise Campbell, the widow of Obama chef Tafari Campbell, asked for prayers as she\u200b navigates through her grief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy heart is broken. My life and our family\u2019s life is forever changed. Please pray for me and our families as I deal with the loss of my husband.. @chefafari,\u201d Sherise\u2064 Campbell said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvHePWIuK3a\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 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8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvHePWIuK3a\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Sweet Sage (@sweetsagellc)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNo words can express what I am feeling,\u201d she added in a separate Instagram post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvGWRrprxUO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div 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center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CvGWRrprxUO\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Sweet Sage\u200b (@sweetsagellc)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mvtimes.com\/2023\/07\/25\/obama-family-chef-dies-paddleboarding-edgartown-pond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MV Times<\/a>, a weekly newspaper \u200bon Martha\u2019s Vineyard,\u200b reported that \u2062the 45-year-old Campbell had drowned while paddle boarding Sunday on Edgartown Great Pond,\u200c near the Obamas\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/key-detail-death-marthas-vineyard-estate-raises-major-question-related-obamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Martha\u2019s Vineyard property<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell\u2019s body was found Monday approximately 100 feet from the shore in water about eight <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/human-remains-found-near-prince-harry-and-meghans-california-home-may-belong-to-native-american-group\/\" title=\"Human Remains Found Near Prince Harry And Meghan\u2019s California Home, May Belong To Native American Group\">feet deep<\/a>, according to MV Times.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell \u201cwent into \u200bthe water, appeared to briefly struggle to stay on the surface, and then submerged\u200c and did not resurface,\u201d a Massachusetts State Police \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mspnews.org\/post\/joint-agency-search-underway-for-missing-paddle-boarder-on-edgartown-great-pond\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a> stated.<\/p>\n<p>Barack and Michelle Obama released a statement \u200ccommenting on Campbell\u2019s death, saying, that the former chef was a\u200c \u201cbeloved part of our family,\u201d and a \u201ctalented \u200csous chef at\u2063 the White\u2063 House,\u201d which is \u200bwhy they invited him to continue working for them even after leaving the White House in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been part of our lives ever \u200csince, and our hearts are broken \u200cthat he\u2019s gone,\u201d their statement read,\u200c according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/24\/us\/obama-employee-marthas-vineyard-house-drowning\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2064 we join everyone \u2064who\u200c knew and loved Tafari \u2013 especially\u200b his wife \u200bSherise and their twin boys, Xavier and Savin \u2013 in\u2062 grieving the loss of a truly wonderful man,\u201d the statement \u200bcontinued.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell was not alone in the pond.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/military-police-deployed-to-buffalo-to-enforce-driving-ban-amid-blizzard-chaos\/\" title=\"Buffalo's Military Police deploy to enforce the driving ban in the midst of Blizzard chaos\">state police statement<\/a>, another paddle boarder witnessed Campbell go under water.<\/p>\n<p>In a Tuesday <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\">news release<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gilgo-beach-serial-killer-suspect-asked-jailers-just-one-question\/\" title=\"Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Suspect's Sole Jail Inquiry\">state\u200b police<\/a>\u200d said the investigation is being overseen by the State Police Detective Unit for the Cape and Islands District and \u2063Edgartown Police.<\/p>\n<p>MSP released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mspnews.org\/post\/update-3-joint-search-operation-underway-for-missing-paddle-boarder-on-edgartown-great-pond?utm_source=facebook&#038;utm_medium=blog.post-promoter&#038;utm_campaign=74f3a1c0-b286-4c3f-9859-7aa53f5e018f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/better-than-expected-u-s-economy-added-638000-jobs-in-october-unemployment-dropped-to-6-9\/\" title=\"Better Than Expected: U.S. Economy Added 638,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Dropped to 6.9%\">separate report<\/a><\/a> on Tuesday, which confirmed Tafari Campbell as the deceased paddle boarder, and noted that the Obamas were not present <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/911-called-obamas-marthas-vineyard-estate-tragedy-strikes-water-behind-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">at their home<\/a> \u2064during the \u2063incident.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/widow-obama-chef-makes-emotional-plea-husband-found-dead\/\">Widow of Obama Chef Makes \u200bEmotional \u2064Plea\u2064 After Husband Is Found Dead<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The widow of Obama&#8217;s chef, Tafari Campbell, shared a heartfelt social media tribute to her late husband. 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