Dorothy Rodham, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s mother, has died, according to a statement from the Clinton family. The statement says Rodham, age 92, died shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Hillary Clinton had canceled an overseas trip to be with her ailing mother.
Condolences to Secretary Clinton and her family. No this isn't much of a diary but thought the community would want to know.
I know Secretary Clinton was very close to her parents and I'm sure that while anticipated, this is a profound loss. No doubt she died a proud mother and grandmother. Peace to the family.
Update: From Radiowalla in the comments:
From Wikipedia:
She encouraged Hillary to have a love for learning and to pursue an education and a career, though she had never done so herself.[5] In contrast to her husband's staunch Republican views,[10] Dorothy Rodham was, as her daughter later wrote, "basically a Democrat, although she kept it quiet in Republican Park Ridge."