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The former butler of the White House under eleven administrations, Wilson Roosevelt Jerman , has died at the age of 91 of coronavirus, his family told the US media.

Jerman entered the White House in 1957 with Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961) as President of the United States and retired in 2012, during the term of Barack Obama (2009-2017).

Although he started out as a cleaner, it didn't take long for him to take over the role of steward , a promotion promoted during the Presidency of John F. Kennedy (1961-1963) by then-first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, a Jerman's granddaughter revealed to the local affiliate of Fox News in Washington.

Another granddaughter, Shanta Taylor Gay, told CNN that her grandfather passed away on May 16 and described him as a man who "never spoke of politics" at home.

"He was a calm but severe man. Very generous, he never bothered or complained. He always said he lived a blessed life," he said.

Several families of presidents, such as the Obamas, the Bushes or the Clintons, expressed their condolences for the death of Wilson Jerman.

"With his kindness and care, Wilson Jerman helped make the White House a decades-long home for presidential families, including ours," former First Lady Michelle Obama said in a statement. "Her service to others," she added, "her willingness to go beyond the country she loved and all the people in whose lives she was, is a legacy worthy of her generous spirit. We were fortunate to meet her. Barack and I sent

For her part, one of George W. Bush's daughters (2001-2009), Jenna, noted that Jerman made the White House a home for them.

"We loved him, my family loved him, and we are going to miss him very much."

Nearly 95,000 people have died in the United States from COVID-19, a disease that has disproportionately affected African Americans like Jerman

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