Michelle Obama Attends Funeral-Michelle Obama to attend funeral for Hadiya Pendleton, First lady Michelle Obama plans to attend Saturday’s funeral in Chicago for 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, who was fatally shot last week about a mile from the Obama family’s Kenwood home
Pendleton, an honor student and band majorette at King College Prep, had participated in inaugural festivities near Washington about a week before her death.
The White House announced today that the first lady would attend the Saturday morning services at Greater Harvest Baptist Church on the South Side. The first lady is not expected to make public remarks, and the Obamas’ daughters, Malia and Sasha, are not expected to accompany their mother.
Pendleton, an honor student and band majorette at King College Prep, had participated in inaugural festivities near Washington about a week before her death.
The White House announced today that the first lady would attend the Saturday morning services at Greater Harvest Baptist Church on the South Side. The first lady is not expected to make public remarks, and the Obamas’ daughters, Malia and Sasha, are not expected to accompany their mother.