Kanye West's mother, Donda West, died Saturday in Los Angeles at the age of 58 due to complications resulting from a cosmetic surgical procedure. People Magazine reports:
Her [Donda West's] publicist, Patricia Green, told BBC News she passed away "as the result of complications from a cosmetic surgical procedure," but gave no more details. West's spokesman said the family "asks for privacy during this time of grief." West, 58, a retired professor and former chairwoman of the Chicago State University English department, was a tireless supporter of her son as he both earned success and stirred up controversy."
During her life, she showed great support for her son and also worked with him to become a very successful businesswoman and a pro-social philanthropist in her own right. People further reports:
As CEO of West Brands LLC and co-founder of the Kanye West Foundation, she [Donda West] teamed with her son to develop a nonprofit that aimed to combat the dropout problem in high schools in 2005. In May, she released the book Raising Kanye: Life Lessons from the Mother of a Hip-Hop Superstar."
Our respectful thoughts are with Kanye and his family during this time of grief.
