Kanye West, Family Respond To Death Of Donda West

Access Hollywood - November 13, 2007 7:43 AM PST

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (November 13, 2007)-- As details surrounding the death of his mother continue to surface, Kanye West and his family are thanking everyone for their support in the wake of losing his mother, Donda.

"Kanye West, his family and friends would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support and kind words that have come in from across the country since the death of his mother, Dr. Donda West.

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After working in higher education for 31 years, Dr. Donda West and Kanye West co-founded the Kanye West Foundation with the mission of helping to combat the severe dropout problem in high schools across the country. The first and signature initiative of the Kanye West Foundation is Loop Dreams. Designed to capitalize on students existing interest in hip-hop, Loop Dreams challenges students to learn more about what's behind hip-hop culture in order to help them develop skills, express themselves creatively and be empowered.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Dr. West's name to the Kanye West Foundation/Loop Dreams Teacher Training Institute. Those donations can be made by visiting the Foundation's website, KanyeWestFoundation.org," said a statement from the family released to Access Hollywood.

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Donda West, 58, died as the result of possible complications from a cosmetic surgical procedure.

According to the LA Coroner's Office, Donda died on Saturday at 8:29PM at Centinela Hospital in Marina del Rey.

A spokesperson for the hospital told Access Hollywood, "Donda West was brought into the emergency room at Centinela. She was unresponsive and in cardiac arrest. They tried to revive her and were unsuccessful."

The coroner's office confirmed she died from possible complications due to surgery, however, they do not know what type of surgery yet.

An autopsy is scheduled for later this week, possibly Wednesday, the coroner's office confirmed to Access Hollywood.

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  • MelanieC
    TO THE IGNORANT SALVY FIRST OFF..SHE WENT TO GET BREST RREDUCTION..NOT BREAST IMPLANTS SALVY..B4 U START JUDGING PEOPLE U NEED TO KNOW THE WHOLE STORY PLEESES DO DAT B4 U OPEN DAT BLAKHOLE ON UR FACE...AND MAYBE U WULD SOUND A LEAST A LITTLE BIT MORE INTELLIGENT
    report abuseposted December 2, 2007 10:31 AM PST
  • brittany h
    Hey Kanye I also lost my mom 2 years ago and I know how it feels. It hurts so bad like your all along and have no one to talk to but Iwill be praying for you and your family
    report abuseposted November 18, 2007 9:23 AM PST
  • Miss LAdy
    I can not believe the people that would get on here and talk about Dr. West and Kayne. People his mother died she is no longer on the physical earth with him. Do the same to the West family as you would want them to do to yours. KAyne keep your head. Keep speaking your mind and making the millions.
    report abuseposted November 15, 2007 9:54 PM PST
  • shameeka t
    THIS MESSAGE IS FROM SHAMEEKA AND IM SORRY ABOUT LOST.BUT YOUR MOM IS STILL HER SHES NOT GONE SHE WILL ALWAYS WALK WITH YOU GUIDE YOU THROUGH YOUR JOURNEY PEACE AND LOOK OVER THE TIMES YOU ALL SPENT TOGETHER.SHE LOVES AND GUIDE YOU AS IF SHE WAS HER.
    report abuseposted November 14, 2007 10:04 AM PST
  • Tuesdai Noelle
    Kanye, God has a divine plan and purpose for your life! He's going to get the" GLORY" out of your life!!! WATCH from-designsbytuesdai.com
    report abuseposted November 14, 2007 9:38 AM PST
  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    My deepest condolences to the workers at the coroner's office who have to move that mountain of a woman. KAYNE IS A PUNK AND A POMPOUS FOOL! Maybe if he acted like a normal celebrity, he would not have so much negativity on this site. His music sucks and I can't stand him....and as long as this blog is up I WILL CONTINUE TO BASH THIS PUNK ASS FOOL!
    report abuseposted November 14, 2007 7:01 AM PST
  • MimiJ
    This message is for Salvia Warrior,You are IGNORANT TO THE CORE .If a 58 year old woman wants to have surgery that's HER business and remember, she is not the only Black woman in Hollywood to do this, PLENTY OF WHITE ACTRESS' have been doing for eons. Keep your ignorant comments to yourself. This forum is about a man who lost his Mother and we should ONLY be offering our sincere condolences.
    report abuseposted November 14, 2007 4:54 AM PST
  • MimiJ
    ..the cussing, name calling, race card, etc is horrible. Regardless of Kanye's 'racism' this not the time to call his Mother's name out. He lost a true and dear friend, HIS MOTHER. Unless you have walked in the shoes of another, you are NOT to JUDGE....Let this man mourn his Mother with dignity and stop all of this race bashing and name calling.......
    report abuseposted November 14, 2007 4:40 AM PST
  • MimiJ
    It's very sad when someone in the family passes away and it's natural to offer condolences. With that written, I am shocked to the core of how ppl have responded in such a NEGATIVE way about Kanye's Mother. I thought somehow the world has changed for the better, but I realize there are still a number of IGNORANT, SELF CENTERED individuals who love to keep the HATE going....continued
    report abuseposted November 14, 2007 4:36 AM PST
  • __A_YAHOO_USER__
    To kanye Baby you keep your head up and keep the faith because there will always be HATERS in the world what is wrong with most people today is that talk is all they ever do you showed much love for your mom and that is what some will never do even to this day a lot of people disrespect their parents and try to judge others the bible lets us know only GOD can judge . keep the faith my love
    report abuseposted November 13, 2007 7:56 PM PST
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