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Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/a> is saying goodbye to her late aunt Karen Houghton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Kardashian, 43, shared a series of throwback photos of Houghton via Instagram on Thursday, March 21. \u201c\ud83d\udd4a\ufe0fI love you so much auntie Karen\ud83d\udd4a,\u201d the reality star captioned her post.<\/p>\n One snap showed a young Kim and older sister Kourtney Kardashian<\/strong> 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 \u201cMJ\u201d Shannon<\/strong>, and Kim\u2019s parents, Kris Jenner<\/strong> and Robert Kardashian<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Houghton, Jenner\u2019s younger sister, died on Monday<\/a>, March 18, at age 65. A cause of death has not been revealed.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is with the heaviest heart and deepest sadness that I share that my sister Karen passed away yesterday unexpectedly,\u201d Jenner, 68, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, March 19. \u201cMy heart aches for my mom MJ and my niece Natalie and I pray that God guides us all through this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n Jenner went on to call her sibling \u201cbeautiful inside and out\u201d and the \u201csweetest, kindest, the most sensitive and vulnerable and so so funny\u201d person.<\/p>\n \u201cShe always felt grateful and thankful for her life and treasured her family and friends and especially her beautiful daughter,\u201d the reality mogul continued. \u201cKaren\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n Houghton\u2019s daughter, Natalie Zettel<\/strong>, shared an Instagram tribute<\/a> to her mom one day later.<\/p>\n \u201cDear Mommy, I can\u2019t believe [you\u2019re] gone,\u201d Zettel wrote on Wednesday, March 20. \u201cThis doesn\u2019t 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 I\u2019m so grateful to have had a mother like you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n