Cissy Houston’s Cause Of Death: Whitney Houston’s Mother Dies At 91

Twelve years aft the decease of her celebrated daughter, Cissy Houston has passed on. 

The parent of the precocious Whitney Houston and an accomplished vocalist herself, Cissy Houston passed distant connected Monday, Oct. 7 astatine her location successful New Jersey.

She was 91. 

Her household confirmed the news, arsenic good arsenic the origin of her decease successful a touching tribute which they shared with the press. 

Cissy Houston and girl vocalist Whitney Houston be the 2010 Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball astatine the Hammerstein Ballroom connected September 30, 2010 successful New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Whitney Houston’s Mother Remembered 

“Our hearts are filled with symptom and sadness. We mislaid the matriarch of our family,” shared daughter-in-law Pat Houston successful a connection from the family. 

Cissy died portion nether hospice attraction of Alzheimer’s disease, which she had been battling for a fig of years. 

“Mother Cissy has been a beardown and towering fig successful our lives. A pistillate of heavy religion and conviction, who cared greatly astir family, ministry, and community. Her much than seven-decade vocation successful euphony and amusement volition stay astatine the forefront of our hearts.”

Pat continued, “Her contributions to fashionable euphony and civilization are unparalleled . We are blessed and grateful that God allowed her to walk truthful galore years with america and we are thankful for each the galore invaluable beingness lessons that she taught us.”

And then, Pat said what we were each thinking:

“May she remainder successful peace, alongside her daughter, Whitney and granddaughter Bobbi Kristina and different cherished household members.”

Cissy Houston (L) and niece Dionne Warwick be the Grammy Museum Experience Prudential Center Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony astatine Prudential Center connected October 19, 2017 successful Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

A Legend In Her Own Right

Though she gave commencement to 1 of the astir iconic superstar performers of all-time, Cissy was besides an accomplished performer herself.

An aunt of singers Dionne Warwick and Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy began her singing vocation successful 1938 erstwhile she joined her sister Anne, and 2 brothers Larry and Nicky successful a radical called the Drinkard Four.

From there, she formed a radical called the Sweet Inspirations with Dee Dee Warwick and the radical sang backup for everyone from Otis Redding to Elvis.

In the 60’s, she broke retired connected her ain and by 1970, she released her her solo debut LP Presenting Cissy Houston. She went connected to triumph 2 Grammy awards: one  successful 1996 for champion accepted psyche gospel medium for Face to Face and successful 1998 for medium He Leadeth Me.

Cissy Houston attends the 2012 BET Awards astatine The Shrine Auditorium connected July 1, 2012 successful Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images For BET)

The Latest Family Tragedy 

Thankfully, it sounds similar Cissy went peacefully and surrounded by family.

The aforesaid could not beryllium said of her daughter, Whitney, who famously was recovered dormant successful a bathtub astatine the Beverly Hills edifice the nighttime earlier the Grammys.

That was connected February 11, 2012.

Three years later, Bobbi Kristina, Whitney’s lone girl and Cissy’s granddaughter, was recovered look down successful the bathtub of her location successful Atlanta. She spent 6 months successful a medically induced coma, arsenic doctors scrambled to revive her. Sadly, astatine conscionable the property of 22, she died successful hospice care, having ne'er recovered.