"Our heartfelt sympathy goes out especially to her daughter Bobbi- Christina her mother Gospel singer Ms.Cissy Houston and her cousin, a singing legend in her own right, Ms. Dionne Warwick."
Philipsburg:--- Gracita stated: "I too was very saddened to hear about the passing of Singer Whitney Houston Saturday night. As the world comes to grips with the untimely death of the beautiful and exceptionally talented singer Whitney Houston, many in Sint Maarten also feel and share this great loss in the world of music.
Peridot Foundation takes this opportunity to share in this grief and extend our deepest condolences to all who mourn the loss of Whitney."
"From the moment the sad news hit the networks, I received many calls expressing warm sympathy and great support to Ms Warwick and her family.
In May of 2011 charming Ms. Dionne Warwick, graced our shores when she took time out of her very busy schedule to lend her support to help bring awareness to the cause of Peridot Foundation, which aims to eradicate relational violence, domestic violence from our community. We deeply appreciated Dionne's presence on Sint Maarten and support then, we stand firmly in support of her now in her time of bereavement".
Gracita said; "Whitney was a source of tremendous inspiration to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Part of the lyrics of her hit song 'The greatest love of all' ....I believe the children are our future...' was used as an inspiration to young students who visited Parliament for an information session last year".
Gracita concludes: "As we mourn this great loss, the golden voice of Whitney, may have been silenced forever, but her legacy lives on, her songs live on, her inspiration lives on.
May God continue to bring his love, grace and support to the Houston, Warwick and Brown families, may her soul rest in eternal peace. We will always love you!"
