Stanley Armour Dunham

Barack Obama Sr, had left him and his mother in Hawaii, when Barack was just two years old. He doesn't dwell on the tragic news, instead turning his attention to introducing his mother, Ann Dunham, his grandmother Madelyn Lee Payne, whom he calls Toot in the book, and his grandfather Stanley Armour Dunham, whom he calls Gramps. He speaks of the racism they faced as a result of Ann's relationship with Barack Sr. They had both met at Hawaii University and got married. The younger Barack was the

Honolulu, Hawaii. He grew up with his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, mother, Ann Dunham, grandfather, Stanley Armour Dunham, and grandmother, Madelyn Dunham. His father, Barack Obama Sr., left his family when Obama was ten years old. Barack Obama later found out that his father died in a car crash in Nairobi. Obama wanted to have a father in his life, but he would have to live without a father for the rest of his life. Stanley Armour Dunham took the role of being Barack Obama’s father by teaching him life lessons