Stories about J.D. Vance's grandmother stole the night at the RNC. Here's who she was
![Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance speaks during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday. Vance spent a portion of his address speaking about the influence of his late grandmother, who he called his "guardian angel."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6806x4537+0+0/resize/6806x4537!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2F1d%2F3803a0a040eabf924fd540666351%2Fap24200114283188.jpg)
Up until her death in 2005, the woman known affectionately as “Mamaw” played a pivotal role in the life of J.D. Vance. She was a Christian who loved to swear, and was fiercely protective of family.
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