memory. i believe in you and me, she sang, looking me straight in the eye. showing she knew we ve always been in it together. yes, i was her industry father and i was and am so proud of it. and bobbie kristina you too always be proud of your mother. she loved you so very much. [ applause ] she defined not only pure talent but true heart and soul, as well. she ll forever be looking after you and will never let go of your hand. so as i said earlier last week,
did everything you could while the choice was always hers. remember this also that there are people that jesus could not heal because they did not want his help. so if god in a body could not do something, then you can feel confident that you are fine. to clive, you were the rock that held her together professionally. your wisdom of the music industry did not go unnoticed. she referred to you as her industry father. she had more respect for you in one hand than she had for anyone else s entire being. you gave her hope. thank you for your excellence, your loving kindness, peace, dedication, and most
no clue how i ll miss you i ll miss your voice when you would call i ll miss your smile most of all just us two with nowhere to go and nothing to do i m going to miss you i take simple precautions, i think of you often since you left here life a bit harder, our love a lot smarter since you left here the days that i can t take it i know i will make it with jesus and memories it will help us and keep me since you left here oh, but i ll miss your wit, i ll miss your charm just wanted to hold you in my arms my heart is blue because you have no clue how i ll miss you and i ll miss her voice when she would call i ll miss her smile most of all just us two with nowhere to go and nothing to do i m going to miss you oh, i ll miss you, so just hold her lord, just hold her in your arms in your arms, rock her in your arms oh, i ll miss her voice when she would call i ll miss her smile most of all jus
the lord and savior. this is not a sad time, but a glad time. i don t have to say much, because everyone that has spoken, they ve hit it, as we now say south on the head. but i would say that we had some good times. she accepted me as a brother, although i was her bodyguard for almost 11 years. i remember with sparkle everyone that left, and i wanted to go home bad. and she said, ray when she say ray, she called me uncle ray, that s her playful time but when she means business, she would say ray. i m tired. i ve done everything i m supposed to do. i just want to hang back a little bit and just rest. i said, okay. all right. but the thing about it is when we got ready to leave, she says, i don t believe i want to fly. i said, well, how are we going to get there? she says, we re going to drive. i said, well, we re going to drive? not we. i said, you don t drive. she said i m going to help you drive. i said, i m not going to trust you to drive me. so, she said, we can do i
of today s services for whitney houston in about 60 seconds or so from now. first, a final good-bye to a music legend at the place where it all began for her. a spirited tribute that was all things at once, mournful, joyous, moving, a celebration of the life of whitney houston. what god gives is never a coincidence stevie wonder, one of her famous friends saluting her during the funeral service at houston s hometown church in newark, new jersey. alicia keys, r. kelly, c.c. wines. tyler perry and kevin costner told of personal stories in memory of the superstar. aretha franklin was scheduled to be there, but had to cancel because she wasn t feeling well. the service included a letter from houston s daughter bobbi kristina and her mother cissy houston. it read in part, god said it s time. your work is done. thanks for being such a wonderful daughter. as for houston s ex-husband bobby brown, he was there for a while. he says in a written statement, he wasn t happy about