The personal chef of former President of the United States of America Barack Obama has drowned close to the family’s Martha’s Vineyard residence.
Tafari Campbell, 45, of Dumfries, Virginia, was the paddleboarder whose body was found in Edgartown Great Pond on Monday, according to the Massachusetts State Police.
The Obamas employed Campbell, who was in residence on Martha’s Vineyard. At the time of the incident, the Obamas weren’t at home.
The former president and his wife, Michelle Obama, referred to Campbell in a statement as a “beloved part of our family.”
“When we first met him, he was a talented sous chef at the White House – creative and passionate about food, and its ability to bring people together,” the couple said. “In the years that followed, we got to know him as a warm, fun, extraordinarily kind person who made all of our lives a little brighter.”
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“That’s why, when we were getting ready to leave the White House, we asked Tafari to stay with us, and he generously agreed. He’s been part of our lives ever since, and our hearts are broken that he’s gone.”
The search for the missing paddleboarder started Sunday after reports from a fellow paddleboarder that he had struggled on the surface, went under and didn’t resurface.
The search was paused late Sunday but on Monday state police said sonar from a boat located the body about 100 feet (30 meters) from shore at a depth of about 8 feet (2.4 meters). Campbell was not wearing a life jacket, police said.
The Obamas said Campbell is survived by his wife and their twin boys AP reports.
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