Overview
- Kris Jenner announced the death of her mother, Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon, in an emotional Instagram post on July 16, calling her “the heart of our family.”
- On July 26 Kris posted a carousel of family photos that drew heavy engagement, with reports of roughly 278,000 likes within an hour.
- Kim Kardashian published her own tribute on the same day and said she and Kris have been going through MJ’s belongings, finding new memories and details about her life.
- The family has not publicly shared a cause of death or additional details about MJ’s passing, and coverage has focused on remembrance rather than medical information.
- MJ was born July 26, 1934, appeared on the family’s reality shows and founded the San Diego children’s boutique Shannon & Co., and the public tributes have sharpened attention on her role as the family matriarch and her public legacy.