A former White House butler who had a long career serving the most powerful men of the country has died.
Wilson Roosevelt Jerman died after contracting COVID-19 on May 16, WTTG reported.
Jerman was 91 years old.
Jerman worked under 11 presidents starting with President Dwight Eisenhower as a cleaner. He became a butler, thanks to first lady Jacqueline Kennedy while her husband, President John Kennedy, was in office.
Jerman retired in 1997 but returned to his post in 2012 as a maître d’ under President Barack Obama, who honored Jerman with a plaque and coins representing each president he worked for, according to CNN.
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A photo of Jerman, Obama and Michelle Obama standing in an elevator was included in the former first lady’s book “Becoming," CNN reported.
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He served at the pleasure of 11 U.S. Presidents... during his 55 years at the White House.
Last weekend, he passed from COVID-19.
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Jenna Bush Hager spoke on Thursday’s “Today” show about her time in the White House and getting to know Jerman.
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