More on Friday about this, but I think this is worth peeping (taken from an AP report).
His mother, Cherry Jones, said she received the news of her son’s death in a phone call, which she called “every mother’s worst dream.”
“To the public he was known as Old Dirty Bastard, but to me he was known as Rusty. The kindest most generous soul on earth,” her statement said. “Russell was more than a rapper, he was a loving father, brother, uncle, and most of all, son.”
Also, jimi’s got a good one on this.