The historic White House “butler,” who had worked with 91 presidents, has died from the consequences of the coronavirus. Wilson Roosevelt Jerman was XNUMX.
It was his niece, Shanta Taylor Gay, who confirmed the news to CNN. "He was an authentic person," she said, "a careful and rigorous man, always ready to give, never to complain about anything. He lived a fortunate life." Jerman's career at the White House began in '57, under President Dwight Eisenhower, when he was hired on the cleaning staff. President John Kennedy, on the advice of his wife, Jacqueline Onassis, had promoted the African-American to the rank of official butler.
Forty years later, in 97, Jerman retired, then returned in 2003 with George W. Bush, to leave definitively in 2012, at the age of 83, under the presidency of Barack Obama. The reason was a heart attack that struck the butler in 2011. The Obamas personally took care of Jerman's health care. The last official photos of him are the one posing with the Obama family and one in which the butler appears smiling, in the elevator, together with Michelle and Barak. Another historic butler of the White House, Eugene Allen who inspired the film The Butler, died at 91 in 2010.
Article published by the editorial staff on May 22, 2020 - 13:27 PM
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