Kim Kardashian Pays Tribute to Late Aunt Karen Houghton
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Kim Kardashian Pays Tribute to Late Aunt Karen Houghton With Throwback Pics 373

Kim Kardashian, Karen Houghton.
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Kim Kardashian is saying goodbye to her late aunt Karen Houghton.

Kardashian, 43, shared a series of throwback photos of Houghton via Instagram on Thursday, March 21. โ€œ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธI love you so much auntie Karen๐Ÿ•Š,โ€ the reality star captioned her post.

One snap showed a young Kim and older sister Kourtney Kardashian sitting with Houghton, while another pic showed Kim posing with her aunt in front of a Christmas tree. In one photo, Houghton stood with her mother, Mary Jo โ€œMJโ€ Shannon, and Kimโ€™s parents, Kris Jenner and Robert Kardashian.

Houghton, Jennerโ€™s younger sister, died on Monday, March 18, at age 65. A cause of death has not been revealed.

โ€œIt is with the heaviest heart and deepest sadness that I share that my sister Karen passed away yesterday unexpectedly,โ€ Jenner, 68, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, March 19. โ€œMy heart aches for my mom MJ and my niece Natalie and I pray that God guides us all through this difficult time.โ€

Jenner went on to call her sibling โ€œbeautiful inside and outโ€ and the โ€œsweetest, kindest, the most sensitive and vulnerable and so so funnyโ€ person.

โ€œShe always felt grateful and thankful for her life and treasured her family and friends and especially her beautiful daughter,โ€ the reality mogul continued. โ€œKarenโ€™s passing is a reminder that life is so short and precious, and tomorrow is never promised. We must tell those we cherish how much we love them. I love you my beautiful sister.โ€

Houghtonโ€™s daughter, Natalie Zettel, shared an Instagram tribute to her mom one day later.

โ€œDear Mommy, I canโ€™t believe [youโ€™re] gone,โ€ Zettel wrote on Wednesday, March 20. โ€œThis doesnโ€™t even feel real. I keep hoping that I will get to hug you or kiss you or hear your voice one last time. You were my best friend, my everything. The best mother a daughter could ever ask for and Iโ€™m so grateful to have had a mother like you.โ€

Zettelโ€™s message was accompanied by a series of throwback photos of Houghton, including one of her cradling her daughter just minutes after she was born.

โ€œYou were the most kind, sweet, loving, giving, and caring soul,โ€ Zettel continued. โ€œYou had the biggest heart. And I donโ€™t know how to go on without you. It all happened so quick & I wasnโ€™t ready for you to go.โ€

Karen and Jenner are the only children of Shannon, 89, and her husband, Robert โ€œBobโ€ Houghton. Bob died in 1975.

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