Kim Kardashian and her late aunt Karen Houghton.Photo:Kim Kardashian/ Instagram
Kim Kardashian/ Instagram
Kim Kardashianis paying tribute to her late aunt, Karen Houghton.
The SKIMS founder also included a photograph of her and Houghton wearing matching red outfits in front of a Christmas tree and an image of the two sitting together at the bottom of a long staircase.
She showcased throwback photos of various other family members with Houghton, includingMary Jo “MJ” Shannon(Houghton and Jenner’s mother),Robert Kardashian Sr.(Kardashian’s late father), and Kardashian Sr.’s cousinCici Bussey.
When Jenner announced Houghton’s death, she shared that her “heart heart aches for my mom MJ and my niece Natalie.”
(L-R) Karen Houghton, Kim Kardashian.Kim Kardashian/ Instagram
“I pray that God guides us all through this difficult time. Karen was beautiful inside and out. She was the sweetest, kindest, the most sensitive and vulnerable and so so funny,” continued Jenner. “She always felt grateful and thankful for her life and treasured her family and friends and especially her beautiful daughter. She holds such a huge part of my heart and I cherish every single memory we have together.”
Jenner said Houghton’s death served as 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,” Jenner added.
Kris Jenner and her late sister Karen Houghton.Kris Jenner/ Instagram
Kris Jenner/ Instagram
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Jenner’s niece remembered Houghton as “the best mother a daughter could ask for” in her ownInstagram post.
“You were the most kind, sweet, loving, giving, and caring soul. You had the biggest heart. And I don’t know how to go on without you. It all happened so quick & I wasn’t ready for you to go,” she wrote.
source: people.com
