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The wife of former President Barack Obama’s personal chef took to social media to ask for prayer after her husband’s body was recovered from a pond near the Obamas’ Martha’s Vineyard estate.
Tafari Campbell, 45, of Dumfries, Virginia, was found Monday morning, a day after he disappeared while paddle boarding in the waters of Edgartown Great Pond on Martha’s Vineyard.
“My heart is broken. My life and our family’s has been forever changed,” Sherise Campbell posted on Instagram, along with a photo of her husband. “Please pray for me and our families as I deal with the loss of my husband.”
Sherise had previously shared a post saying that her company, Sweet Sage Baking and Catering, was not taking orders due to “the recent tragedy in our family.”
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Tafari Campbell was the Obamas’ personal chef. (WH.gov)
“No words can express what I feel #heartbroken,” she captioned the post.
Massachusetts State Police said Campbell was employed by the former president and was visiting Martha’s Vineyard at the time of his death. Barack and Michelle Obama were not in the home at the time of the accident, MSP said.
Authorities search Edgartown Great Pond for missing paddleboarder Monday morning. (Ray Ewing/Vineyard Gazette)
The Obamas released a joint statement on Monday describing how they asked Campbell to stay with them after they left the White House and how their “hearts are broken.”
“Tafari was a cherished 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 the ability to bring people together. In the years that followed, we got to know him as a warm, fun, exceptionally friendly person who made our lives a little brighter,” the statement said.
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Campbell’s body was found just before 10 a.m. Monday at a depth of about 8 feet and 100 feet from the shore of Edgartown Great Pond. MSP divers recovered the body after Massachusetts Environmental Police officers used side-scan sonar from a boat to locate it, the agency said.
Edgartown police blocked the road to Wilson’s Landing on Monday. (Ray Ewing/Vineyard Gazette)
Authorities initially responded at 7:46 p.m. Sunday after receiving a call about a male paddleboarder who had struggled to stay above the water and then went down near Turkeyland Cove. Officials said the man did not resurface.
Another paddleboarder was in the pond with him at the time and saw him go underwater, according to authorities.
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Campbell is survived by his wife and their twin boys, Xavier and Savin.
Fox News’ Bradford Betz contributed to this report.
Obama chef’s wife says her ‘heart is broken’ after her husband dies while paddle boarding at Martha’s Vineyard
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