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President Obama at Ann's Place this morning. Owner Ann Harris died a short time later, apparently of natural causes. President Obama at Ann's Place this morning. Owner Ann Harris died a short time later, apparently of natural causes. AP/Susan Walsh

Just an hour after serving breakfast to President Obama -- the owner of an Akron restaurant is dead.

Reporters going to Ann's Place in Akron to follow up on the President's choice of breakfast this morning were stunned to learn the restaurant's owner, Josephine "Ann" Harris, 70, died after meeting with him over eggs, bacon and wheat toast. She complained of fatigue and a tingling feeling shortly after the visit by the President and was taken to Akron General, according to the Summit County Medical Examiner. She died about an hour after serving Mr. Obama on the second day of his bus campaign through Ohio and western Pennsylvania.

The death was was pronounced at 11:18 a.m. at Akron General. While a specific cause of death hasn't been confirmed, a spokesperson for the Medical Examiner's office said it appears to be of natural causes and noted Harris had several medical problems. The body was released back to the family.

The Akron Beacon Journal spoke with Harris' sister, Frankie Adkins of Tulsa, Oklahoma, who told the newspaper meeting and hugging Mr. Obama was "her highlight" and her sister loved the President.

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Edward L. Esposito

Edward L. Esposito

Edward "Ed" Esposito is vice-president, information media for the Rubber City Radio Group. He oversees news and public affairs programs for www.AkronNewsNow.com, 1590 WAKR, 97.5 WONE and 94.9 WQMX. He is Secretary-Treasurer of the Radio Television Digital News Foundation; a former chair of the Radio Television Digital News Association and Foundation and a former president of the Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Association. He's also served as a member of the Akron Press Club , Kent State University Student Media Advisory Board, Ohio Open Government Coalition, Northeast Ohio AMBER Task Force. He's lectured on broadcasting and journalism for the University of Missouri in China, as well as across the country for RTDNA and RTDNF. You can reach Ed through the newsroom at 330-864-6397 or by email eesposito@rcrg.net

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