In Memoriam: Whitney Houston

Yesterday, Whitney Houston passed away.  She was 48 years old.  The World lost a great voice with a troubled life.  She was found in the bathtub of her hotel room by her stylists and later on her bodyguards.  She was about to get ready to attend Clive Davis' pre Grammy party.  He was the man who discovered her.  Minutes before she was pronounced dead, she spoke on the phone with her mother and hours before with her cousin.  Autopsy is scheduled for today in order to discover cause of death.  Several prescription bottles were found in her hotel room, but nothing is conclusive until autopsy reports are out.  Her 19 year old daughter was denied access to the body on the hotel room by the police and was rushed to the hospital on a stretcher this afternoon.  May our thoughts and prayers be with her family on this hardest of times.

People, remember drugs are never the answer or solution to our problems; on the contrary, they make them worse and multiply them.    So, try to stay off them.

Also, instead of being sombre and dark about this, lets take a chance to raise awareness of drug use (not that this was the cause of death, but it was a reoccurring problem for her and it certainly affected her carrier)and how it is not the answer.  I cannot stress that enough.

Instead of wallowing in sadness and despair,  let us celebrate her life, talent and wonderful contributions to music.

In Memoriam Whitney Houston

The video above is a clip from the end of the movie The Bodyguard.  in this scene, I Will Always Love You is presented to the word.  This was, without a doubt, her most recognized and popular song.  She is, because of this song, forever inscribed in music history and in breakup playlists around the world.

You can see more videos, including her last performance, after the jump.

This is the CNN news report about her death.

That video was from her last performance this past February 9th at anther pre Grammys party.

And the video above is a medley of her greatest ballads.


A carrier worth celebrating for.  Hopefully she is in a place where she is finally at ease and in peace. She will be missed and never forgotten.  Rest in Peace!