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Cissy Houston dies aged 91, 12 years after tragic daughter Whitney drowned in LA bathtub


Houston, a Grammy Award-winning singer, passed away 12 years after Whitney drowned in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub aged just 48.

Houston died Monday at her home in New Jersey while receiving hospice care for Alzheimer's disease, her family said. A Grammy Award-winning singer known for collaborations with megastars including Elvis Presley, her death comes 12 years after Whitney drowned in a Beverly Hills hotel bathtub aged just 48. Cissy's daughter-in-law Pat Houston told the Associated Press that the songstress died surrounded by her family.

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