Kris Jenner Announces Death Of Mom ‘MJ’ At 91

Kris Jenner has announced the death of her mom, Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon. She was 91.

Jenner, 70, shared the heartbreaking news in an Instagram post Thursday.

“Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ,” she wrote alongside a photo of her mother. “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 … to love your family fiercely, to be kind, to show up for the people you love, and to never take a single moment together for granted.”

While mourning Shannon — who is grandma to reality TV stars Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Rob Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner — Jenner noted that the matriarch taught them all that “family is everything.”

“She showed us how to love unconditionally and how to find joy in the little moments. She showed me how to face life’s challenges with resilience and faith.”

Jenner went on to thank her mom for “every sacrifice you made, every piece of wisdom you shared, and every moment you loved us so completely,” adding, “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,” the reality TV star said. “Your love will live on in our family, in our traditions, in every moment we are together, and in every life you touched.”

Elsewhere in her tribute, Jenner said she will “forever thank God every single day for making you my mommy.”

“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 wrote.

Shannon welcomed Jenner with ex-husband Robert True Houghton in 1955 as well as her sister, Karen Houghton, in 1958. Shannon split from Houghton in 1962 and went on to marry businessman Harry Shannon, who died in a car accident in 2003.