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Karl-Anthony Towns’ mother passes away

Some very sad news is coming out of Minnesota involving former Kentucky star and current Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns, whose mother passed away on Monday. The family announced that Jacqueline Towns died due to complications from COVID-19.

“Jackie, as she was affectionately known among family and friends, had been battling the virus for more than a month when she succumbed on April 13th.

“Jackie was many things to many people - a wife, mother, daughter, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. The matriarch of the Towns family, she was an incredible source of strength; a fiery, caring, and extremely loving person, who touched everyone she met.