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[erickpril]

I was planning since months ago to visit some friends in Newark in my way back to Germany from seeing my family in Argentina. I've never thought that I will be visiting such places in these circumstances, my dream was always to go there and perhaps meet Whitney or someone from her family, and not being there exactly one month after her passing away.

Thanks to one of those friends, he drove me to Whitney's childhood house and her school in East Orange, to the Baptist Church in Newark (unfortunately closed to visits) and to the Fairmont Cemetery. There was a police car on the entrance, but since they never stopped us, we enter through the gate to find out Whitney's grave. The cemetery is huge, we did not have any idea where to find it. With the help of media photos we tried to find out and after a while, in a secluded place, we find another police car. Since we couldn't find the grave, we asked the officer who informed us that visits are not allowed until approximately Sunday March 18th, once the stone is installed and he kindly invited us to leave the place.

Sadly we had no choice. Flying from so far away and not being able to visit Whitney, although I was prepared this could happen. I'm sure I'll be back at the cemetery.

I'd like to share the pictures I took with you from my Facebook album.

eriCK

http://www.facebook....41667479&type=3

Cannot find out how to post the pictures directly here.

[Zolas]

Must have been so surreal. Thanks for sharing...

[Petra]

thank you for sharing these..well, i don't care if it takes me 5 or 25 years, i'll make that trip one day and i'll pay my respects to my dearest angel..

[KSL415]

Wow, thanks for sharing. Man, I got chills reading that for some reason. I can only imagine the feeling of being at the site where she was laid to rest. [Sighs]