Former US Congresswoman and the mother of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, has died at the age of 80.

The Kilpatrick family released the following statement on the passing of Cheeks Kilpatrick:

Cheeks Kilpatrick served in the US House from 1997 until 2011, after losing reelection in 2010 amidst her son's legal problems.

7 News Detroit Editorial/Public Affairs Director Chuck Stokes remembered Cheeks Kilpatrick this way:

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