Some sad news from the KISS camp: singer/guitarist Paul Stanley‘s mother, Eva Eisen, died on Saturday. She was 88. According to ForestLawn.com, Eisen, who was born in Berlin, Germany, was a resident of Studio City, California, at the time of her passing.
Stanley paid tribute to his mom in a message posted on his official website.
“My mother found so much pleasure and fulfillment in all the various types of music that she so loved. It was through her that I too found that same passion,” Stanley writes. “She lived long enough to see, enjoy and love an extended family that included her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She found numerous ways to contribute to her community and was appreciated and loved by those who knew her. My mom was the matriarch of our family and words cannot express our loss.”
Stanley’s band mates, Gene Simmons, Tommy Thayer and Eric Singer, issued a joint statement that reads, “We send our sympathy and condolences to Paul and his family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.”