Chicago State University will hold a memorial service for Dr. Donda West on Friday. Dr. West was a former professor and served as chair of the university’s English, Communications, Media Arts & Theater Department. Robyn Wheeler, a spokesperson for CSU said the service “will really be a celebration of her life,” “We are bringing together a number of faculty members who knew her well to organize an upbeat celebration. Her spirit was such that this requires a feeling of fun.”

A close associate of Kanye West’s spoke to the Sun-Times in TEARS about how much of a toll the death has taken on the rapper.  “Donda was his rock. They were so close and had such a magical relationship,” said the unnamed source. “Lots of sons and mothers have good relationships, but I’ve never seen one where the two people were so in sync with one another.”
In the meanwhile, Los Angeles coroners are examining whether West died from “possible complications of surgery.” Dr. Jan Adams, a plastic surgeon, has come forward to say that he performed a tummy tuck and breast reduction on Dr. West, but that he did nothing wrong to cause her death. He told TMZ that she may have died from a heart attack, pulmonary embolism or massive vomiting.

 AccessHollywood.com has posted audio tape of what may have been Dr. West’s last interview. She spoke with Providence’s 95.5 WBRU radio DJ Souleo less than 48 hours before her death on Saturday.  “During the interview, Dr. Donda West was very candid and highly introspective about her life as a mother to Kanye, views on the world, and future goals,” Souleo told Access Hollywood. Listen to the audio here: http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah7448.shtml �