“Weeping before a polished wood coffin at her wake this past Saturday, they described Ms. Onyango, the half sister of the president’s father, as ‘the spirit of the Obama family’ and talked about raising money to send her body back to Kenya. Mr. Obama helped pay funeral expenses and sent a condolence note, Ms. Onyango’s family members said, but the president did not attend, as he was golfing,” Jason Horowitz wrote in the New York Times. - See more at: http://rare.us/story/obama-sits-out-beloved-aunts-funeral-to-get-his-golf-on/sthash.rzyOe1Ff.dpuf#sthash.ALTOhxDX.dpuf