Gabby Douglas Reveals Family Heartache Over Absentee Father By Nicholas Robinson | August 7, 2012 | 0 KiD CuDi Though his father wasn’t an absentee dad, KiD CuDi was forced face the harsh reality of a fatherless childhood at the age of 11 when his father died of cancer. Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Posted in Sports and tagged 2012 olympics, Absentee Fathers, gabby douglas, Jay-z, kelly rowland, kid cudi, Lil Wayne, mary j blige