Mengering was made frequent appearances on \u00ab\u00a0The Late Show with David Letterman\u201d throughout its run, appearing as \u201cDave\u2019s Mom\u201d or \u201cDave\u2019s Mom Dorothy\u00a0\u00bb<\/b>
David Letterman, right, the host of \u201cThe Late Show with David Letterman\u201d on CBS, and his mother Dorothy Mengering share a laugh during the dedication of the $21 million David Letterman Communication and Media Building on the campus in Muncie, Ind., Friday, Sept. 7, 2007.
NEW YORK — Dorothy Mengering, the mother of late night king David Letterman, has died at the age of 95, a representative for the Letterman family confirmed to CBS News.
Mengering was made frequent appearances on CBS\u2019 \u201cThe Late Show with David Letterman\u201d throughout its run, appearing as \u201cDave\u2019s Mom\u201d or \u201cDave\u2019s Mom Dorothy.\u201d She appeared onThanksgiving in a segment called \u201cGuess Mom\u2019s Pies\u201d and made Mother\u2019s Day visits as well.
Her first appearance on the show was during the 1994 Winter Olympics, where she talked to Nancy Kerrigan and Hillary Clinton, according to The Hollywood Reporter. She appeared as a correspondent for the Nagano, Japan and Salt Lake City winter games and taped segments from London as well.
Mengering published a cookbook, Home Cookin\u2019 With Dave\u2019s Mom, in 1996.
Her death comes only a day before Letterman\u2019s 70th birthday, CBS affiliate WTTV reports .
Stephen Colbert, who succeeded Letterman as host of the \u201cLate Show,\u201d tweeted out his condolences on Tuesday.
I’m so sorry to hear of Dorothy Mengering’s death, and so grateful that Dave shared her with us.
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