evidence: Witness recounts moments before Obama chef Tafari Campbell’s paddleboard death [...] The unidentified fellow paddleboarder tried to swim to Tafari Campbell, 45, but "did not reach him in time," Massachusetts State Police said in a statement, MassLive reported. [...] "Tafari was a beloved part of our family," they said in a joint statement Monday. "Today we join everyone who knew and loved Tafari — especially his wife Sherise and their twin boys, Xavier and Savin — in grieving the loss of a truly wonderful man."