K926-2011 Actions

• Feb 29, 2012: adopted

K926-2011 Text

 LEGISLATIVE  RESOLUTION  mourning  the death of famed singer and actress
 Whitney Houston
 WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to pay tribute to  the
 lives of those esteemed individuals of national renown who distinguished
 themselves through their life's work; and
 WHEREAS, Born in Newark, New Jersey, Whitney Houston died on Saturday,
 February 11, 2012, at the age of 48; and
 WHEREAS,  Whitney  Houston's death was on the eve of the Grammy Awards
 which sent shock waves through  the  music  industry,  with  many  stars
 expressing surprise and sadness; and
 WHEREAS,  Overcoming many obstacles in her life, Whitney Houston shall
 be forever remembered for her remarkable contribution to music  fans  in
 general, and, in particular, her close ties with the Grammy telecast and
 her Grammy wins and nominations over the years; and
 WHEREAS,  Whitney  Houston  first  started  singing in the church as a
 child; in her teens, she sang backup for Chaka  Khan,  Jermaine  Jackson
 and  others, in addition to modeling; it was around that time when music
 mogul Clive Davis first heard her perform; and
 WHEREAS, Whitney Houston made her album debut in  1985  with  "Whitney
 Houston",  which sold millions and spawned hit after hit; "Saving All My
 Love for You" brought her her first Grammy, for best  female  pop  vocal
 and  "How  Will I Know", "You Give Good Love", and "The Greatest Love of
 All" also became hit singles; and
 WHEREAS, At her peak, Whitney Houston was the golden girl of the music
 industry; from the mid 1980s to the late  1990s,  she  was  one  of  the
 world's  best-selling  artists;  she  wowed  audiences  with effortless,
 powerful, and peerless vocals that were rooted in the black church,  but
 made palatable to the masses with a pop sheen; and
 WHEREAS, Whitney Houston performed "The Star Spangled Banner" at Super
 Bowl  XXV  at  Tampa  Stadium  on  January 27, 1991; due to overwhelming
 response to her moving rendition, it was released as a commercial single
 and video of her performance; and
 WHEREAS, Following the attacks on 9/11, Arista Records re-released her
 recording of "The Star Spangled Banner" and Whitney Houston donated  her
 share  of  the royalties, as did Arista Records, to the firefighters and
 victims of the attacks; and
 WHEREAS, Whitney Houston's success carried her beyond music to movies,
 where she starred in hits like "The Bodyguard" and "Waiting to  Exhale";
 she  had  the  perfect voice, and the perfect image of a gorgeous singer
 who maintained perfect poise; and
 WHEREAS, Six-time Grammy winner Whitney Houston was one of the world's
 greatest pop singers of all time who  leaves  behind  a  robust  musical
 soundtrack  spanning  the  past three decades; she surpassed the Beatles
 and the Bee Gees to become  the  first  recording  star  to  have  seven
 consecutive No. 1 hits; and
 WHEREAS, A musical legend, Whitney Houston possessed one of her gener
 ation's  most  powerful  gospel-trained voices, but eschewed many of the
 churchier mannerisms of her  forerunners;  she  used  ornamental  gospel
 phrasing  sparingly,  and communicated cool self-assurance and strength,
 building pop ballads to majestic, sustained peaks of intensity; her long
 contributions of entertaining society will  indefinitely  withstand  the
 test of time; and
 WHEREAS,  Whitney  Hoston is survived by her daughter, Bobbi Kristina,
 mother, Cissy, cousin Dionne Warwick, godmother, Aretha Franklin as well
 as numerous other family members; and
 WHEREAS, Armed with a humanistic spirit and imbued  with  a  sense  of
 compassion,  Whitney  Houston  leaves  behind  a  legacy which will long
 endure the passage of time and will remain as a comforting memory to all
 she served and befriended; now, therefore, be it
 RESOLVED,  That  this  Legislative  Body pause in its deliberations to
 mourn the death of famed singer and actress Whitney Houston; and  be  it
 further
 RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran
 smitted to the family of Whitney Houston.

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