Kanye West's Mother, A Former English Department Chair, Dies Unexpectedly
Donda West, mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University's English department, has died, a spokesman for the rapper said. She was 58.
Donda West died Saturday night in Los Angeles, said the spokesman, who asked for anonymity because not all family members had been notified.
"The family respectfully asks for privacy during this time of grief," the spokesman said.
Read a report Donda West may have died from surgical complications
Update:
Donda West died from complications from plastic surgery
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AP | November 12, 2007 07:46 AM