Friday Public Tribute Planned For Obama's Grandmother

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Source: KITV

HONOLULU -- A tribute service for President-elect Barack Obama's grandmother has been scheduled for the public to attend. The service to honor Madelyn Dunham will be held on Friday at 5 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.

Dunham died Nov. 2, just two days before the nation elected her grandson as president.

Obama took a break from his campaign two weeks ago to visit Dunham at her Beretania Street apartment. He visited just days before she turned 86. She was suffering from cancer and recovering from a broken hip when he visited, sources said....

Borthwick Mortuary officials said Obama's sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, has been in contact with them about holding the tribute. The family wanted an opportunity for the public to remember Dunham.

Madelyn Dunham was one of the first women vice presidents at the Bank of Hawaii. Co-workers said she was a well respected business woman.

The family will not be in attendance of the event. President-elect Obama and his family is expected to return to Oahu in December.

Instead of flowers, the family asked that donations be made to organizations working for a cure for cancer.

Read more: http://www.kitv.com/politics/17966334/detail.html

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1. If only Hawaii wasn't so far from Washington...

About as far as one can get, actually, and still be in the country.