Post date: Jul 07, 2012 7:39:59 AM
Josephine "Ann" Harris, 70, owner of Ann's Place where Obama was served eggs, bacon, toast and grits, died at a hospital in Akron, Ohio. The president called her daughter from Air Force One to express his condolences.
A hospital spokesman said Harris had complained of fatigue and a tingling feeling. White House press secretary Jay Carney said Harris apparently had not been well and was believed to have had a heart attack.
Owner of restaurant where Obama ate breakfast dies.
AKRON, OHIO, UNITED STATES (JULY 6, 2012) (RESTRICTED POOL) - The elderly owner of an Ohio restaurant where President Barack Obama ate breakfast on Friday (July 7) died of natural causes just hours after meeting him.
The Summit County medical examiner's office said Harris died of natural causes. Hospital spokesman Jim Gorsky said she died five hours after Obama's visit.
Inside the diner, Obama greeted diners and ordered food from a waitress. "Let me get two eggs over medium, 2 bacon and some wheat toast. Oh you got grits too? Oh, well that sounds good lets get some grits too," he said.
Obama was finishing up a campaign bus tour during which he visited several restaurants to dine and talk with the locals.