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Grammy-winning singer Cissy Houston, the mother of the late icon Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 91.
Houston’s death on Monday (October 7) morning comes 12 years after the tragic death of Whitney, who died aged 48 in 2012 from accidental drowning.
Houston died at her New Jersey home while under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, her daughter-in-law Pat Houston told The Associated Press.
“Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We loss the matriarch of our family,” Pat said in a statement.
“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.”
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