
The “home going” service for Whitney Houston was a beautiful blend of powerful music and poignant words Saturday afternoon in Newark, New Jersey.
Music came compliments of Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, BeBe Winans and gospel singer Kim Burrell.
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And the words were crafted by Clive Davis, Tyler Perry and Kevin Costner among others.
“There are two constants that I know about Whitney Houston,” Tyler, who flew her body to New Jersey via private jet, said. “There was a grace that carried her from heaven down through Miss Cissy Houston, a grace that brought her up through singing. The other thing I know for sure: Whitney Houston loved the Lord.”
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He added: “Whitney, if you could hear me now, I would tell you, you weren’t just good enough, you were great. You made The Bodyguard the picture that it was. A lot of of leading men could have filled my part. But Whitney, you’re the only one who I believed could have played [the character of] Rachel Marron at that time. I was your pretend-bodyguard once long ago, and now you’re gone too soon.”
Record mogul Clive Davis spoke of her natural gift, “You wait for a voice like that for a lifetime.”
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