Houston's body heads back home
<p><span word="Whitney">Whitney</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="week">week</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="end">end</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anonymity">anonymity</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="authorized">authorized</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="hadn">hadn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="completed">completed</span>.</p><p><span word="Houston">Houston</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Newark">Newark</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Prudential">Prudential</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="sporting">sporting</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seats">seats</span> <span word="about">about</span> 18,000 <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="City">City</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="awaiting">awaiting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="planning">planning</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arena">arena</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="busiest">busiest</span> <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="venues">venues</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="Devils">Devils</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="posing">posing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="logistical">logistical</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> 48-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bathtub">bathtub</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="suite">suite</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beverly">Beverly</span> <span word="Hilton">Hilton</span> <span word="Hotel">Hotel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="Grammy">Grammy</span> <span word="Awards">Awards</span> <span word="gala">gala</span>.</p><p><span word="Funeral">Funeral</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Newark">Newark</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Whigham">Whigham</span> <span word="Funeral">Funeral</span> <span word="Home">Home</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="handled">handled</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2003 <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Houston">Houston</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="AP">AP</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stationed">stationed</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="confirm">confirm</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="deny">deny</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="handle">handle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrangements">arrangements</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="tent">tent</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funeral">funeral</span> <span word="home">home</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="opulent">opulent</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="sarcophaguses">sarcophaguses</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span>.</p>
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