By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced on April 13 that Jacqueline Towns, the mother of Karl-Anthony Towns, passed away after battling the coronavirus.
Back on March 25, Karl-Anthony Towns revealed via social media that his mother was hospitalized, on a ventilator and in a medically-induced coma due to COVID-19. His father, Karl Sr., also tested positive but has been recovering well in the seld-quarantine.
Per the Minnesota Timberwolves:
The Towns family is heartbroken by the untimely passing of Jacqueline Towns due complications as a result of 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. Her passion was palpable and her energy will never be replaced.
The Towns family is extremely grateful for the outpouring of love and support they have received during this very difficult time. They would like to thank the medical warriors at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and JFK Medical Center, who fought for Jackie day in and day out, and helped Karl Sr. recover from the same virus that took Jackie’s life.
The family is devastated by their tremendous loss, and respectfully requests privacy in this time of great mourning.