By Janelle Ash, Fox News | Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston’s mother, died in her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease. She was 91. Houston’s daughter-in-law, Pat Houston, confirmed her passing in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital on Monday. The musician was surrounded by her family when she died.
“Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We loss the matriarch of our family,” Pat said in a statement. She noted that her mother-in-law’s contributions to music and culture were “unparalleled.”
She continued, “Mother Cissy has been a strong and towering figure in our lives. A woman of deep faith and conviction, who cared greatly about family, ministry, and community. Her more than seven-decade career in music and entertainment will remain at the forefront of our hearts.”
Houston was a member of the Sweet Inspirations, a music group with Doris Troy and her niece, Dee Dee Warrick. The music group provided back-up vocals for Elvis, Otis Redding, Lou Rawls, The Drifters and Dionne Warwick.
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Cissy Houston’s Heartbreaking Letter To Late Daughter Whitney Houston Goes Viral After Her Death At 91
Whitney Houston’s mother, Cissy Houston, died in hospice care from Alzheimer’s in her New Jersey home on October 7, 12 years after her daughter drowned at 48.
After her daughter-in-law announced her death, Cissy’s heartbreaking tribute to her daughter, written in the funeral program and posted by TMZ, reappeared.
In the letter, Cissy praised Whitney for “giving without expecting anything in return.” She expressed gratitude for the 48 years she had with her daughter and claimed that the Holy Spirit had told her Whitney “wouldn’t be with me long.”
She continued, sharing that before she found out about Whitney’s transition, her doorbell rang several times even though no one was there. “You promised me you were coming to spend time with me after the Grammys. I believe the spirits allowed you to come after all.” Cissy concluded the letter by declaring her deep love for Whitney.
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OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS’ DEATHS
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October 2024
9: Leif Segerstam, 80, Finnish conductor, composer and musician.
8: Jorge Arriagada, 81, Chilean-French film composer (The Women on the 6th Floor, Bicycling with Molière, The Insomniac on the Bridge).
7: Amaury du Closel, 68, French composer and conductor; Hans van Hemert, 79, Dutch music producer (Luv’, Mouth and MacNeal) and songwriter (“How Do You Do”), prostate cancer; Cissy Houston, 91, American singer (The Sweet Inspirations) and actress (The Preacher’s Wife), Grammy winner (1997, 1999), complications from Alzheimer’s disease; Jack Ponti, 66, American songwriter (“Hey Stoopid”, “Love’s a Loaded Gun”) and record producer.
6: Dominic Cossa, 89, American operatic baritone; Johnny Neel, 70, American musician (The Allman Brothers Band), heart failure.
5: Mimis Plessas, 99, Greek composer and pianist; Siegfried, 51, French film director and composer (For Sale, Louise (Take 2), Sansa); Nell Smith, 17, Canadian singer (The Flaming Lips), traffic collision.
4: Takeshi Inomata, 88, Japanese jazz drummer and bandleader.
3: Terje Bjørklund, 79, Norwegian jazz pianist and composer; Jack Colwell, 34, Australian singer and songwriter; Jerry Miller, American singer (The Untouchables).
2: Arbogaste Mbella Ntone, 82, Cameroonian singer; Ken Tobias, 79, Canadian singer-songwriter (“Stay Awhile”), brain cancer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2024
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