Barack and Michelle Obama's personal chef, who used to cook for them at the White House, is dead ... after drowning in water near the couple's Martha's Vineyard estate.
The Obamas are remembering Tafari as a talented sous chef who was"creative and passionate about food, and its ability to bring people together" ... and as a"warm, fun, extraordinarily kind person who made all of our lives a little brighter.
"Police say they received reports Sunday of a missing paddleboarder, and a search of the waters near the Obama estate ended Monday morning when divers recovered Tafari's body from Edgartown Great Pond.The Obamas were not home at the time of the incident, according to police, and an investigation into Tafari's death is underway.
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