Lorna Elizabeth Tuck Colbert – the mother of Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert, along with 10 others – passed away on Wednesday. She was 92 years old. According to an obituary in South Carolina’s Post and Courier , Lorna was an artist , businesswoman and church leader. She lost her husband and two kids in a 1974 plane crash, while another child died in a separate incident, leaving her survived by her remaining eight kids, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. In February of last year, Stephen Colbert took a few days leave of absence to deal with an ill Lorna, only to return and give her a subtle shout-out in his first new show back: “Evidently, having 11 children makes you tough as nails,” he said. “Confidential to a lovely lady.” We send the Colbert family our thoughts and prayers.
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Stephen Colbert’s Mother Passes Away at 92
