Michelle Obama's Mother Dies, Leaves Inheritance to Son Michael' Flage Eacleton Michelle Obama's mother, Mary McGillicuddy Robinson, has died at the age of 84. She went peacefully in her sleep before being mostly devoured by her Lhasa Apso, and Chicago police have ruled out any foul play. The real story, however, is how she her Last Will and Testament. According to Illinois Comptroller and Keeper of the Public Record, Art Tuboils,