Monday, 15 July 2013

A lasting tribute: Whitney Houston's gravestone engraved with I Will Always Love You

Tragic: Whitney Houston died in February 2012 of accidental drowning
Whitney Houston's No.1 single I Will Always Love You has been engraved on her gravestone.
The stone was added to the the star's final resting place last week at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey.
The lasting stone tribute comes over a year following her accidental drowning in her Beverly Hills hotel room in February 2012.
Scroll down for video
Tragic: Whitney Houston died in February 2012 of accidental drowning
Rest in peace: A red granite gravestone has been erected last week
Rest in peace: A red granite gravestone has been erected last week
The teardrop shaped monument has the singer's name, birth and date deaths and the words 'the voice' written, as well as the 1992 song.
The gravestone read: 'Whitney E. Houston, Aug. 9, 1963 - Feb. 11, 2012, THE VOICE, I will always love you.'
The title of her biggest hit has proved a fitting tribute to the tragic singer by her family.
The song was originally written and performed by country singer Dolly Parton in 1974.
Resting place: A security guard patrolling the area around Whitney's grave in New Jersey in May 2012 - before the gravestone was erected
Resting place: A security guard patrolling the area around Whitney's grave in New Jersey in May 2012 - before the gravestone was erected
However, the track became synonymous with Whitey after she performed it for the soundtrack of her 1992 film The Bodyguard.
The song ended up at No.1 for weeks around the world and soft over 12million copes.
Whitney also picked up two Grammy Awards for the track.
Meanwhile, Whitney's daughter Bobbi Kristina - from her marriage to R&B singer Bobby Brown, recently confirmed she is engaged.
The song was on the soundtrack to Whitney's 1992 film The Bodyguard, which co-starred Kevin Costner
The song was on the soundtrack to Whitney's 1992 film The Bodyguard, which co-starred Kevin Costner
Her relationship to fiance Nick Gordon has caused upset amongst family members because he was raised as Bobbi's brother by her mother after she unofficially 'adopted' him.
Bobbi said last week: 'YES, we me nick (sic) are engaged. I’m tired of hearing people say "eww your engaged to your brother or if Whitney was still alive would we be together or would she approve of this."
'Let me clear up something, we aren’t even real brother and sister nor is he my adoptive brother. My mom never adopted him. In fact, mommy was the one who even said that she knew that we were going to start dating. My mom knows me better than any of you.'

No comments:

Post a Comment

your comments are welcome

Follow Me