Mary Jo Campbell’s cause of death revealed 12 days after Kris Jenner’s beloved mom died aged 91

Mary Jo Campbell’s cause of death was revealed about two weeks after Kris Jenner’s mother died at the age of 91.

The beloved Kardashian family member died on July 16, and according to the obtained death certificate, the immediate cause of death was acute heart-lung attack. USWeekly.

Other conditions that led to Campbell’s death included acute respiratory failure and metastatic lung cancer, which Campbell suffered from months before his death, according to the certificate.

According to his death certificate, Campbell died at a Los Angeles hospital on July 16 and was cremated on July 23. No autopsy was performed after his death.

Campbell became a celebrity in her own right as a frequent guest on her family’s reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

Her daughter Jenner and her grandchildren Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Rob Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner took part in the program.

Campbell, mother of businesswoman Kris Jenner, has become a celebrity in her own right as a frequent guest on her family’s reality show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians.

A devastated Jenner announced the loss to their Instagram followers earlier this month with a touching tribute to their family’s ‘heart’.

“Today we said goodbye to my beautiful mother MJ,” he shared. ‘There are no words that can describe what he means to me or the heartbreak of having to say goodbye.

‘My mother was the heart of our family. It taught me everything that’s truly important: to love your family fiercely, to be kind, to be there for the people you love, and to never take a single moment together for granted.

‘He taught us that family is everything. He showed us how to love unconditionally and find joy in the little moments. He showed me how to face life’s challenges with resilience and faith.

‘Mom, thank you for every sacrifice you’ve made, every wisdom you’ve shared, and every time you’ve loved us so much. I will miss our daily conversations, your smile, your laughter…

‘Our hearts are broken but we take solace in knowing that a love like yours never truly leaves us. Your love will live on in our family, in our traditions, in every moment we are together, in every life you touch. When I look at my children and grandchildren, I will forever see a piece of you in all of us.

‘There is no part of me that hasn’t been shaped by you. And if I’ve done anything right in this world, it’s because I’ve spent my life trying to live my life 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 day for making you my mother. My heart is broken into a million pieces… thank you for giving me the most beautiful childhood and oh what a beautiful, blessed life… I love you forever, mom. Thank you for giving us everything.’

MJ has made frequent appearances on her family’s reality show over the years

Acute respiratory failure and metastatic lung cancer, which Campbell had months before his death, were among other conditions that led to his death, according to the certificate, which was taken with his granddaughter Kim Kardashian in the ’90s.

Kim Kardashian also paid tribute to her ‘forever twin’ with a touching message and photos of herself over the years.

‘My sweet grandma MJ, my best friend, my gossip buddy, my forever twin… You taught us all the importance of family and these values ​​are something we will carry with us forever!!!!!

‘You were the woman who showed me what it meant to be a hard-working businesswoman. You gave me my first job at your store in San Diego and taught me lessons in work ethic, strength, and self-confidence that I’ve carried with me ever since.

‘You always believed in me, defended me and were my safe place. You were truly the head of our family and your love touched us all. I know you are at peace now. Hug my dad Harry, my Aunt Karen, and my dad for me. You will always be a part of me, I love you soooo much and I will miss you forever. (white heart emoji). YOU ARE OUR BEST!!!

‘I know you’re in heaven looking at all our Instagram posts from your sneaky finsta account you always use haha.’

Campbell’s family rose to global fame with the eponymous reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, which also thrust her into the spotlight.

As a member of the family, she has appeared on the show frequently, been a guest at their private parties, been photographed by the paparazzi, competed with them on Celebrity Family Feud, appeared in a KKW Beauty shoot, and of course made multiple cameos on her family’s Instagram accounts.

As a member of the family, she has appeared on the show frequently, been a guest at their private parties, been photographed by the paparazzi, competed with them on Celebrity Family Feud, appeared in a KKW Beauty shoot, and of course made multiple cameos on her family’s Instagram accounts.

MJ was a frequent guest at her family’s private parties

He was also one of two witnesses present at Kourtney’s wedding to Travis Barker at the Santa Barbara courthouse in 2022; this marriage was documented on the couple’s special Til Death Do Us Kourtney & Travis.

The spotlight wasn’t something Campbell completely avoided early in his life.

Years before the Kardashians became household names, Campbell pursued a career that put her in the limelight, working as a model in her early years. People.

But as an adult, he embraced a quieter life hundreds of miles away from glamorous Hollywood.

In 1980, she opened Shannon & Company, a children’s clothing boutique in the San Diego neighborhood of La Jolla; this was a store he ran for years before it eventually closed.

According to People, this was a store the Kardashian sisters frequented when they were kids and where Jenner even worked in her youth.

‘They grew up playing in the store,’ Campbell said Daily Monster ‘I remember Kim sitting on this floor counting money. He would sing “Counting is a game and money is my name” or “Money is my name and counting is a game”. Something like that.”

The beloved grandma appeared in a photoshoot for Kim’s beauty line, KKW Beauty, in 2018.

MJ with grandchildren Kendall and Kylie

MJ, a star in her own right, was photographed by paparazzi

The store is what keeps me going. If I didn’t have a store I’d probably spend more time upstairs [in Calabasas with family]. “I want to keep my little house as my shelter because then you’ll have somewhere to escape,” he said.

This is a life not without turmoil.

Campbell overcame two battles with cancer during her life and survived both breast and colon cancer.

In 2024, his daughter Karen passed away “unexpectedly”; The death certificate stated that he died of a heart attack and sudden cardiac arrhythmia, with Type 2 diabetes listed as the secondary underlying cause.

Campbell also married three times during his life.

His marriage to his high school sweetheart ended after two months.

She later married Robert Houghton, with whom she had daughters Kris Jenner and Karen Houghton.

Campbell and Houghton finally separated when Jenner was seven years old.

She walked down the aisle again with Harry Shannon, a marriage that lasted 40 years until his death in 2003.

It’s a love life that bears a striking resemblance to his granddaughter Kim, who was also married three times.

‘We have so much in common. “History is repeating itself,” Campbell said on his grandson’s website in 2017. ‘I can’t believe this because I was 18 years old and had been married for two months. Right after high school I was given an engagement ring from a man I had been with for four years.

‘And then I thought, ‘You know what? ‘This isn’t actually that fun,’ so I got out of it.’

‘You realized this after you got married. ‘What did I do?’ “You try to stay there for a month or so and you try really hard but you can’t make it,” he added. ‘I shouldn’t waste his time,’ you think.’