Jon Bon Jovi's mother, Carol A. Bongiovi, has died. She was 83.
Carol died on Tuesday, July 9, three days short of her 84th birthday, at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, N.J., PEOPLE confirms.
"Our mother was a force to be reckoned with, her spirit and can-do attitude shaped this family. She will be greatly missed," Bon Jovi, 62, told PEOPLE in a statement on behalf of the family.
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