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Thread started 07/15/13 7:44am

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Whitney Houston Finally gets a Tombstone

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Reply #1 posted 07/15/13 10:00am

Beautifulstarr
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Why finally? She couldn't afford one at the time?

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Reply #2 posted 07/15/13 10:13am

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Whitney Houston
Tombstone Etched with
Most Famous Lyrics

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0711-whitney-houston-grave-tmzWhen you think of Whitney Houston you think ... "I Will Always Love You" -- and now you always will, because it's engraved on her tombstone.

Whitney's grave at Fairview Cemetery in Westfield, New Jersey was finally given a headstone last week, after sitting vacant since her death in 2012.

The epitaph on the new heart-shaped marker reads: "Whitney E. Houston Aug. 9, 1963 -- Feb. 11 2012 ... THE VOICE ... 'I Will Always Love You'."

Interestingly, while Whitney made "I Will Always Love You" famous in "The Bodyguard" -- it was written, and originally performed, by Dolly Parton.

If you're thinking they should've gone with lyrics from "Greatest Love of All" ... "Saving All My Love for You" ... or "I'm Every Woman" -- yeah, she didn't write those either.

Whitney is buried next to her father ... per her wishes.



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Reply #3 posted 07/15/13 10:15am

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Beautifulstarr123 said:

Why finally? She couldn't afford one at the time?

I dunno but I know you have to give it sometime to let the dirt settle before installing a Head Stone

but they could have picked something nicer imo..

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Reply #4 posted 07/15/13 10:23am

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banks said:

Beautifulstarr123 said:

Why finally? She couldn't afford one at the time?

I dunno but I know you have to give it sometime to let the dirt settle before installing a Head Stone

but they could have picked something nicer imo..

Ok, I didn't realize that, and yeah it looks so-so.

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Reply #5 posted 07/15/13 10:36am

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Maybe they wanted to keep it simple? shrug (The design could've been improved on IMO)

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Reply #6 posted 07/15/13 12:05pm

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Pepperoni!!! smile

The Most Important Thing In Life Is Sincerity....Once You Can Fake That, You Can Fake Anything.
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Reply #7 posted 07/15/13 7:45pm

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[Edited 7/16/13 16:41pm]

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Reply #8 posted 07/16/13 3:28am

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Dang, even from the grave she is still annoying me with that song!
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Reply #9 posted 07/16/13 8:36am

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I wonder if Dolly is getting royalties on that?

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Reply #10 posted 07/16/13 8:56am

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I wonder if Dolly is getting royalties on that?

Dolly's no fool - old girl is still getting those phat checks.

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Reply #11 posted 07/16/13 10:19am

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I wonder if Dolly is getting royalties on that?


You know it. Every time that song is played on the radio, Dolly get paid. Whitney probably increased her bank account quite a bit.

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Reply #12 posted 07/16/13 10:24am

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purplethunder3121 said:

Maybe they wanted to keep it simple? shrug (The design could've been improved on IMO)


That's what I was thiniking. With her money, I thought they would have put her in her own mausoleum.

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