How Obama (and the Paparazzi) Spent His Christmas Vacation Sheila · 12/26/08 11:07AM Obama attended a private memorial service for the grandmother who helped raise him, Madelyn Dunham, in Hawaii. He and family members scattered her ashes in the Pacific. They weren't alone: the trusty paparazzi came along, too!
Madelyn Dunham, 1922-2008 cityfile · 11/03/08 03:25PM Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, died this morning. She was 86. [CNN]