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- OBITUARY of In LovingMemory WhitneYHouston August9, 1963 Februaryll, 20t2

forwardall In lieu of flowers,please to: donations 12 Funeral: Saturday Noon THE WHITNEY E. HOUSTON T*p-New-Hp"p.e*Bpptis!-Clu-rp-h Arts andPerforming of Academy Creative ave 106Sussex P.O. BOX 835 NJ Newark, 07106 07080 New JerseY SouthPlainfield, or www.newhopenewark. g By invitation onlY

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awards,making her the most-awardedfemale music artist of all time. Whitney paved itt" *uy for female vocalists and will endure as one of music's most beloved

Dancewith diedat the ageof 48. Bestknownfor hits "I Wanna Houston Houstonis the only artistto mebody(Who LovesMe)" and "SoEmotional," 41 careersheearned 5 No. t hits.Duringher illustrious chartseven nsecutivelv

in neighborhood Newark,New Jersey' wasborn in what wasthen a middle-income Whitmdston Jr. Houston, JohnRussell executive and child of Army serviceman entertainment the thiri andyoungest
(September 13,lgt1- February 2,2003),and gospelsingerCissy Houston (nee Emily Drinkard).She cousinsDionne was of African American, Native American utrd D.rt.h descent.Her mother, along with figures in the gospel, Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick and godmother Aretha Franklin were all notable to the rhythm and blues, pop, and soul genres.Whitney was raised a Baptist, but was also exposed to a middle classarea in East pentecostalchurch. After the 1967Newark riots, the family moved Orange,New Jerseywhen she was four'

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performing a soloist as and footsteps started to At the ageof 11,Whitneybegan follow in her mother's to play in the 3riior gospelchoir at the N.* Hope BaptistChurc! in Newark, where shealsolearned Jehovah"' in the piano.Her nrst soloperformance ihe churchwas"GuideMe, O ThouGreat she WhenWhitney was a teenager, attendedMount SaintDominic Academy,a Catholicgirls high as New Jeriey,whereshemet her bestfriendRobynCrawford,whomshedescribed in school Caldwell, to to her the "sistersheneverhad". While Whitneywasstill in school, mothercontinued teachher how of to sing.In additionto her mother,Franklin, and Warwick,Whitney was alsoexposed the music would have an impacton her asa singer Chika Khan, GladysKnight, and RobertaFlack,mostof whom andperformer. a vocalson ChakaKhan'shit single"I'm Every'Woman", In 1978,atage15,Whitneysangbackground soundtrack Bodyguard The songshe*ould laterturn into a lutg"t hit for herselfon her monster-selling Jackson. Jermaine album.she alsosangback-upon albumsby Lou Rawlsand saw model after aphotographer her at workingasa fashion Whitneystarted In the early 1980s, one and in witn her mother.Sheappeared Seventeen became of the fnst women Hall singing Carnegie of in layoutsin the pages Glamour, She of the maganne. wasalsofeatured ih" of co6r to grace "on". and appeared a Canada soft drink TV commercial' strikinglooks Her youngMiss, Dry in Cosmopolitan, of models that time' While after teen madeher oneof the mostsought ch-arm andgiri-next-door MichaelBeinhorn, by career workingwith producers recording her modiling,shecontinued burgeoning Down,whichwascredited calledOne Bill LaswellandMartin Bisi on an albumthey weie spearheading a the ballad"Memories", coverof a song to the goup Material.For that project,Whitneycontributed contribution "oneof by Hulh Hopperof SoftMachine.RobertChriitgauof TheVillageVoicecalledher as you'veeverheard".Shealsoappeared a leadvocaliston onetrack on a tfr. -*t goig"o.5ballads in Records 1983. by paul Jabara released Columbia and ulb,r-, entitledPaulJabara Friends, (MichaelZagerin 1980,andElektra agencies recording beenofferedseveral Whitneyhadpreviously from AristaRecords in Records tqgt).tcitaiion neededlIn 1983,Gerr),Griffith, an A&R representative He and with her motherin a New York City nightclub wasimpressed. convinced sawher performing and wasimpressed offereda Arista'sheadClive Davisto maketime to seeWhitneyperform.Davistoo televised Later thatyear,shemadeher national contractwhich Whitneysigned. worldwiderecording Davis on The Merv Griffin Show. debutalongside The with Arista in 1983but did not beginwork on her albumimmediately. labelwanted Whitneysigned to makesureno other label signedthe singeraway.Daviswantedto ensurehe had the right material had producers to passon the projectdueto prior for andproducers Whitney'sdebutalbum.Some entitled"Hold Me" which a Whitneyfirst recorded duetwith TeddyPendergrass commitments. in wasreleased 1984andgaveWhitneyher first The Love Language. single on appeared his alburru on a becoming Top 5 R&B hit. It wouldalsoappear her debutalbumin 1985. tasteof success, and hit with manychart-topping songs musiccareerflourished Overthe following25 yearc,Whitney's industry. in records the recording numerous setting her performances, singingof "The Star standout Duringthat time, Whitney had two tremendously 27, L991,and in l992,her singng on Banner"at Suplr Bowl )oCV at TampaStadium January Spanglea AlwaysLove You",written andoriginallyrecorded lead soundtraok's single"i wiil oi"The Bodyguard" won criticalacclaim. whitney's versions by Dolly Parton:tr_lg74.

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to estimated force in pop music.With sales the Througfrout ggsand90s,Whitneywasan unstoppable ever' femalesingers she 200 haveexceeded million records, is oneof the biggest-selling her her to on Februaryll,z}l2,whitney went hometo be with the Lord. sheleaves cherish memory goUui Kristina Brown, her motherDr. Emily CissyHouston,her brothersGary (Pat) Houston daugtrter cousins, (Donna)Houston;her cousinDionneWarwick; and a host of nieces,nephews, and-Michael late John by relatives,friends,churchfamily, and fansworld-wide.Shewaspre-deceased her father,the R. Houston.

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( << Start PrevL 23 45 6 7 8 9 10Next> End>> to your mammaand I gew up with your music, you are going to be dearly missed'...Prayers my f;'ily....fust in Peace dearfriend.....IrmaNegron
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Dionneandthe Houston ll2012-02-1821:06:45' Kristana, iuyio" - To Cissy,Bobbi Mable& James fa you for sharing, Our prayersare with you during this difficult time. May God give you strength!Thank that no one can come whiiney with us. Shewas a remarkablewoman who gracedus with a voice closeto your grandmother' rcloseto! Her beautifulsmileshouldbe in every dentistoffice! Bobbi stay all May Godbless of You!
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person ,Always love you wish we could have got to know you sucha beautifulvoice and beautiful mayyou restxl peace I Banistei - We WillNever ForgetYou Whitney Naf<ia To the HoustonFamilY, 21:06:10 12012-02-18

: her humanlife with us, and now sheis ' : May God comfort you in your time of sonow.Whitney shared GodBless I goitrg share iest of her time with our Lord and Savior. the to 2l:05:07'' | 2012-02-18 Cntir fr,f"init - n tt In Peace but gift will be missed will I .Thank you God for allowingWhitney to exist.Thankyou so much.Her : alwaysbe with usthroughher recordings' . :

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