Kris Jenner’s mum Mary Jo ‘MJ’ Shannon’s cause of death revealed
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Kris Jenner’s mum, Mary Jo ‘MJ’ Shannon’s cause of death has been revealed almost two weeks after her passing at age 91.
The Kardashian matriarch’s death certificate has shed new light on how she died, which stated her immediate cause of death was acute cardiopulmonary arrest.
Mary Jo ‘MJ’ Shannon’s cause of death has been revealed almost two weeks after her death was announced by daughter Kris Jenner. Instagram/@krisjenner
According to US Weekly, other conditions leading to her death included acute respiratory failure and metastatic lung cancer, which Shannon had for months before her death.
MJ died at a Los Angeles hospital on July 16 and was cremated on July 23, the death certificate confirmed.
No autopsy was performed after her death.
Jenner, 70, broke the news of her mum’s passing on July 16, just 10 days before she would have celebrated her 92nd birthday on July 26.
“Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ. 😞💔,” the talent manager shared in an emotional post on social media.
“There are no words that could ever capture what she has meant to me or the heartbreak of having to say goodbye.
“My mom was the heart of our family. She taught me everything that truly matters.”
The Kardashian-Jenner family hosted a celebration of life for MJ on what would have been her 92nd birthday, just 10 days after her death. Instagram/@krisjenner
The Kardashian-Jenner family got together to celebrate MJ’s life and legacy on what would have been her 92nd birthday over the weekend.
The family gathering took place at La Valencia Hotel in San Diego – one of the family’s longtime favourite spots – on Sunday for an intimate three-hour Celebration of Life.
Inside the venue a live band played some of MJ’s favourite jazz songs while colourful floral arrangements filled the venue, a touching nod to her love of vibrant blooms.
To further mark the occasion, several members of the family shared emotional posts online to celebrate her heavenly 92nd birthday.
MJ was one of the beloved members of the family, and became a fan-favourite for fans through the family’s reality show. Instagram/@krisjenner
Shannon, grandmother to Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Rob Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner, made regular appearances on her family’s Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Kardashians reality shows over the years.
She became a fan-favourite personality on the show for her quick wit and fierce independence.
Shannon married Jenner’s father, her second husband, Robert True Houghton, in 1954. They welcomed Jenner in 1955 and her younger sister, Karen Houghton, in 1958.
