Whitney Houston’s mother, Cissy Houston has passed away.
Houston passed away in her New Jersey home on Monday morning. She was under hospice care for Alzheimer’s disease, at the time of her passing. She was 91.
“Our hearts are filled with pain and sadness. We loss the matriarch of our family,” Pat Houston, Cissy’s daughter-in-law, said in a statement.
“Mother Cissy has been a strong and towering figure in our lives. A woman of deep faith and conviction, who cared greatly about family, ministry, and community. Her more than seven-decade career in music and entertainment will remain at the forefront of our hearts.”
She was surrounded by family at the time of her passing.