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Whitney Houston's mother Cissy Houston's open letter to her daughter when she died is going viral after the matriarch's death at 91


Whitney Houston's mother Cissy Houston died at age 91 on Monday, 12 years after she wrote an open letter to her daughter when she drowned at age 48.

The mother-of-three — who also shared sons Gary and Michael with ex-husbands Freddie Garland John Houston respectively — wrote, 'Dearest Whitney: The presence of God blessed our home with life, love, joy and peace. Although her daughter shot to international stardom, Cissy was a respected singer in her own right; pictured bottom right in 1967 in vocal group The Sweet Inspirations 'Her more than seven-decade career in music and entertainment will remain at the forefront of our hearts,' the statement from Pat continued.

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