On July 17, 2026, Mary Jo "MJ" Shannon passed away. The mother of Kris Jenner (70) and grandmother of Kim Kardashian (45) died shortly before her 92nd birthday. The special day would have been on Sunday. To mark this occasion, Jenner and Kardashian celebrated the deceased via Instagram - just a few days after they publicly mourned MJ.
"Happy heavenly birthday Mom"
"Happy heavenly birthday Mom. I love you," Kris Jenner simply wrote on Instagram. The manager of the Kardashian-Jenner clan also posted a series of pictures showing her mother beaming in the circle of her family.
"I miss you like crazy"
Kim Kardashian spoke in more detail about her grandmother's birthday. Although her death was only a week ago, "but wow - what I learned about you this week as I went through all your things with Mom was just beautiful," the reality star wrote on Instagram. She had thought she already knew everything about her grandma, Kim Kardashian continued. But the new insights make her "respect and love you even more, if that's even possible."
"Today we celebrate you!" Kim Kardashian also wrote. "I miss you like crazy and love you endlessly, my dear Grandma MJ," she concluded her post. Like her mother, Kim Kardashian also shared a series of pictures. They were from an event where the old lady cheerfully looked into the cameras. In the photos, she is surrounded by her granddaughter Kim and her great-grandchildren.
"Keeping Up with the Kardashians" makes MJ famous too
With the words "Today we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ," Kris Jenner had announced her mother's death. "My sweet Grandma MJ, my best friend, my gossip partner, my eternal twin," Kim Kardashian wrote in a post about her grandmother's death.
MJ became known to a broad audience through her regular appearances on "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and the family's subsequent reality formats. Before she married businessman Harry Shannon, she had raised Kris alone after separating from engineer Robert Houghton, when her daughter was seven years old.
MJ was married to Harry Shannon for four decades until he died in a car accident in 2003. Over the years, she remained closely connected to her children and grandchildren and was present at numerous family celebrations.
