Tafari Campbell: 5 Things About Barack Obama’s Personal Chef Who Drowned In Martha’s Vineyard

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Image Credit: Courtesy of Youtube Tafari Campbell was a nonrecreational cook who worked for erstwhile President Barack Obama & his family. After his clip astatine the White House, helium went connected to go the Obama family’s idiosyncratic chef. Most recently, connected Jul. 24, 2023, the Massachusetts State Police confirmed that Tafari had died aft being reported missing the time prior.

Tafari Campbell was reported missing connected Jul. 23, 2023, lone to beryllium confirmed dead the pursuing day, per the Massachusetts State Police website. After the nonrecreational cook had gone retired paddleboarding that Sunday, helium was reported missing successful the aboriginal hours of that night, per CNN. After officials confirmed that the assemblage that had been recovered from the Edgartown Great Pond successful Martha’s Vineyard was Tafari’s, erstwhile President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, released a connection connected the substance to PEOPLE. The celebrated mates proudly employed the precocious 45-year-old arsenic their idiosyncratic chef.

Tafari Campbell was the idiosyncratic cook to the Obama family. (Courtesy of Youtube)

“When we archetypal met him, helium was a talented sous cook astatine the White House — originative and passionate astir food, and its quality to bring radical together,” the brace said successful a joint-statement. “In the years that followed, we got to cognize him arsenic a warm, fun, extraordinarily benignant idiosyncratic who made each of our lives a small brighter.” Barack and the erstwhile archetypal woman besides expressed their condolences to Tafari’s loved ones. “Today we articulation everyone who knew and loved Tafari — particularly his woman Sherise and their duplicate boys, Xavier and Savin — successful grieving the nonaccomplishment of a genuinely fantastic man,” they concluded. Below are 5 things to cognize astir Tafari amid his passing.

Tafari Campbell Worked For Barack Obama

Tafari Campbell pictured astatine the White House successful 2012. (Courtesy of Youtube)

As antecedently mentioned, Tafari was a arrogant idiosyncratic chef. The food-lover worked for the erstwhile U.S. president during Barack’s clip successful the White House, but besides successful the years that followed. In the 61-year-old’s statement, helium and his woman expressed that they asked Tafari to go their idiosyncratic cook aft they had made their lives radiance more. “That’s why, erstwhile we were getting acceptable to permission the White House, we asked Tafari to enactment with us, and helium generously agreed,” they said their statement. “He’s been portion of our lives ever since, and our hearts are breached that he’s gone.”

He Was A Chef At The White House

Tafari was a sous cook astatine the White House anterior to becoming the celebrated family’s idiosyncratic chef. During his clip with the erstwhile archetypal family, Tafari brewed the famous White House chromatic ale beer, arsenic per the authoritative White House archives. The precocious nutrient connoisseur utilized chromatic from Michelle’s South Lawn. The chromatic utilized was extracted from the first-ever bee-hive astatine the White House. The video linked supra showed Tafari creating the beverage and besides includes footage of Barack enjoying the beer.

Tafari Campbell Was Married

Although helium was known for his mouth-watering creations, Tafari was besides a arrogant husband. He and his wife, Sherise, has been joined for implicit 23 years. He took to his idiosyncratic Instagram successful Oct. 2020 to observe their 21st wedding anniversary. “Happy 21st Anniversary!!!! @foodforthought1 #spendmylifewithyou #coupleofforevers,” helium captioned a carousel of photos of their loved-up moments.

He Also Had 2 Kids

In summation to being a devoted spouse, Tafari was a proud dad to 2 sons. He and Sherise welcomed their sons Xavier and Savin during their decades-long romance. He took to Instagram a fewer times to stock photos with his sons and observe their moments. “I’m getting old. High schoolhouse homecoming game. Can spot my grey hairs? #fatherandson #homecoming #burr #fridaynightlights #PotomacPanther,” Tafari captioned a selfie with 1 of his boys successful 2016. A fewer days prior, helium shared different adorable photo with his mini-me. “He makes maine laughter #fatherandson #homecoming #burr #fridaynightlights #PotomacPanther,” helium wrote successful the caption of the post.

Tafari Campbell Loved To Swim

NEW: Video footage from Tafari Campbell's Instagram leafage shows helium was a proficient swimmer and took fittingness precise seriously.

Campbell, Obama's idiosyncratic chef, tragically drowned successful 8 feet of h2o aft a paddleboarding mishap according to authorities.

Campbell's 'Fitness'… pic.twitter.com/M0LAm48anM

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 25, 2023

Tafari besides loved to beryllium physically active. He adjacent dedicated a information of his Instagram Story Highlights to a class titled “Fitness.” In the first video connected the precocious lights page, Tafari added footage of himself swimming laps successful a ample pool. He captioned the post, “#progress #fitchef.” He besides included videos of himself lifting weights, playing golf, riding bikes, and more.

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