Wilson Jerman, who first worked for Eisenhower and retired under the Obamas, has died aged 91 Black Americans dying from Covid-19 at three times the rate of whites Coronavirus latest updates Tributes ...

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Former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush remembered Wilson Roosevelt Jerman as a "lovely man" Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He has written ...

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George W. Bush, Michelle Obama pay tribute to ‘lovely man’ In an undated photo from the White House Photo Office, Wilson Jerman, a longtime White House butler, in 2004. Jerman, who started working as ...

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails “He had a very close relationship with Jackie,” said Jamila Garrett, Jerman’s granddaughter.

Mr. Jerman started working as a cleaner for President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957 and retired in 2012 as an elevator operator for President Barack Obama. By Michael Levenson This obituary is part of ...