10 cameos that lit up the US election campaign

10 cameos that lit up the US election campaign

Ann Harris


The final meal Ann Harris ever served at the Ohio diner she had owned for 30 years was a plate of eggs, bacon and wheat toast, and a glass of orange juice. The customer who had ordered it was Barack Obama. "She was the happiest woman in the world," says Wilma Parsons, Harris's daughter. "My mother was smiles from ear to ear." But within a few hours, Ann Harris was in an ambulance, being rushed to a local hospital, having complained of feeling unwell. She died, aged 70, later that morning. "He called from Air Force One," says Ms Parsons. "He said he enjoyed his talk with my mother, what a wonderful lady she was, and told me to let the family know that we are in his prayers. It meant the world to me."

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