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Kris Jenner's mom Mary Jo Campbell dies at 91

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Alyana De Guzman

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<p>Kris Jenner is grieving the loss of her mother, Mary Jo Campbell, who passed away at the age of 91. </p><p>The reality star and businesswoman shared the sad news through Instagram on July 17, posting a lengthy tribute in honor of the woman she credited for teaching her life&#x27;s greatest lessons. </p><p>Beginning her message, the Kardashian-Jenner &quot;momager&quot; reflected on the pain of losing her mother. </p><p>&quot;Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ. 😞💔 There are no words that could ever capture what she has meant to me or the heartbreak of having to say goodbye,” she began. </p><p>She went on to describe Mary Jo as the &quot;heart&quot; of their family, saying she was the one who instilled in them the importance of love, kindness, faith, and always putting family first.   </p><p>In the same tribute, Kris thanked her mother for the sacrifices she made throughout her life and for the unconditional love she gave their family. </p><p>&quot;I will miss our daily talks, your smile, your laughter… Our hearts are broken, but we find comfort knowing that love like yours never truly leaves us. Your love will live on in our family, in our traditions, in every moment we are together, and in every life you touched.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Da3aBw-kkWG/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=642&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A14165212.800000004%2C%22ls%22%3A51537.39999999851%2C%22le%22%3A51601.89999999851%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1224" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:658px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>She also shared that her mother&#x27;s influence lives on in her children and grandchildren, adding that every part of who she is today was shaped by her. </p><p>&quot;When I look at my kids and my grandkids, I will forever see pieces of you in all of us. There is not a part of me that isn’t shaped by you. And if I have done anything right in this world, it’s because I spent my life trying to live in a way that would make you proud. Every memory, every moment, every blessing, it was all because of you, and I will forever thank God every single day for making you my mommy.&quot; </p><p>&quot;My heart is broken into a million pieces… thank you for giving me the greatest childhood and oh what a beautiful blessed life… I love you forever, Mommy. Thank you for giving us everything. ❤️,” she concluded.  </p><p>The family has not publicly disclosed Mary Jo&#x27;s cause of death.  </p><div><br/></div><div class="iframely-embed"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="height:140px;padding-bottom:0"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="https://iframely.net/XomzQEYk?theme=light&amp;v=1&amp;app=1" style="box-shadow:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px"></iframe></div></div><script async="" src="https://iframely.net/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Mary Jo was also the mother of Karen Houghton, Kris&#x27;s younger sister, who died from cardiac arrest in March 2024 at the age of 65.  </p><p>Born in 1934, Mary Jo passed away just days before what would have been her 92nd birthday on July 26. </p><p>Known to many fans as &quot;MJ,&quot; she frequently appeared alongside her family on <em>Keeping Up with the Kardashians</em>, which premiered in 2007, and later on <em>The Kardashians, </em>which debuted in 2022. She is the grandmother of Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, and Rob Kardashian, as well as Kendall and Kylie Jenner. </p><p>Her 90th birthday was even celebrated in an episode of The Kardashians, where the family threw her a floral-themed party at a hotel in San Diego, California. </p><div><br/></div><div class="iframely-embed"><div class="iframely-responsive" style="height:188px;padding-bottom:0px"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="https://iframely.net/e3yvxPye?theme=light&amp;v=1&amp;app=1" style="box-shadow:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.06) 0px 1px 3px"></iframe></div></div><script async="" src="https://iframely.net/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Following Kris&#x27;s announcement, members of the Kardashian-Jenner family also honored their beloved grandmother. </p><p>Kim shared a childhood photo with Mary Jo and wrote: &quot;My sweet Grandma MJ, my best friend, my gossip buddy, my forever twin... You taught all of us the importance of family, and those values are something we’ll carry with us forever!!!!!&quot; </p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-7" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Da3aBw-kkWG/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=642&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A7%2C%22os%22%3A14269394.100000001%2C%22ls%22%3A51537.39999999851%2C%22le%22%3A51601.89999999851%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1224" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-7" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:658px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner looked back on cherished memories by posting old videos of their grandmother on their Instagram Stories. </p><p>Years before her passing, Mary Jo had overcome both breast and colon cancer. Kim previously revealed on an episode of <em>Keeping Up with the Kardashians</em> that her grandmother had survived cancer twice but continued to experience health complications caused by her treatments. </p><p>“When she had cancer, the radiation shrunk her intestines, so once a year she had these crazy fits where she would be throwing up all night and literally think she was gonna die,” Kim told her sisters. </p><p>Kim also recalled that Mary Jo had been feeling &quot;sicker and sicker&quot; in recent years, prompting the family to make the most of every opportunity to spend time with her while she was still able.</p>

<p>Kris Jenner pays tribute to her mother, Mary Jo Campbell, after announcing her passing at 91, remembering her as the foundation of their family and the person who shaped generations of the Kardashian-Jenner clan. </p>

Kris Jenner pays tribute to her mother, Mary Jo Campbell, after announcing her passing at 91, remembering her as the foundation of their family and the person who shaped generations of the Kardashian-Jenner clan.