Whitney Houston, 48, was found dead Saturday afternoon in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills on the eve of the 54th annual Grammy Awards. The news of her untimely death shocked her friends, family and her fans who gathered outside the hotel premises.
The deceased pop singer’s body was transported back to her home state of New Jersey, in preparation for a funeral service to be held Saturday, on a private jet provided by Tyler Perry.
According to reports, Tyler Perry was in the City of Angels promoting the release of his upcoming film “Good Deeds,” when he learnt of Whitney Houston’s death. The legendary film maker offered up his private plane to the Houston family shortly thereafter.
The plane, a Gulfstream Aerospace G-IV aircraft, took off from Van Nuys Airport Monday, after the Los Angeles County coroner’s office released Whitney Houston’s body to her family. The singer's body arrived Monday night at Teterboro Airport where a hearse transported the body to a funeral home in Newark, Houston's birthplace.
It has been reported that a funeral service for Whitney Houston will be held at noon at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey where the pop icon showcased her singing talent as a young girl.
According to the owner of the Whigham Funeral Home, which is handling the funeral details for the family, no wake would be held and that there would be no public memorial at Newark's Prudential Center.
After an autopsy Sunday, authorities said there were no indications of foul play surrounding the unfortunate death of Whitney Houston. It was revealed on Monday that the cause of the singer’s death was likely an accidental overdose on prescription medication. However, the complete toxicology reports will not be available for several more weeks.
An impromptu memorial for Whitney Houston was held Sunday during the Grammy Awards show, with Jennifer HudsonJennifer Hudson paying tribute to the legendary singer with a performance of her hit song, "I Will Always Love You."
Meanwhile, “Madea’s Big Happy Family” star Tyler Perry is as well known for his philanthropic spirit. In 2009, the famed director treated a group of happy summer campers in Philadelphia to a trip to Walt Disney World.
The following year, Tyler Perry helped rebuild an elderly Atlanta woman's home. When Rosa Lee Ransby, 88, and her 4-year-old great-granddaughter were left homeless by a fire that destroyed their Coweta County home, Perry rushed to their help.
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