Remembering Whitney Houston
Holding a Whitney Houston poster, Porsher Merritt sings one of the pop star’s songs during a vigil for Houston at Leimert Park in Los Angeles. In front is Merritt’s 3-year-old daughter, Grace. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Tyshe Brown, 6, left, holds a candle during the vigil. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
People sing and dance at the vigil for Houston, whose body will be transported from Los Angeles to her hometown of Newark, N.J. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
About 150 people attended the Leimert Park vigil. A funeral service for Houston is tentatively scheduled for Friday in New Jersey. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Near a photograph of the late pop star, Juliet Tate holds a candle during the vigil. Detectives are still trying to piece together the last hours of Houston’s life and are awaiting toxicology results. (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Wan Ali places flowers at a small memorial to Houston in front of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where the singer was found dead in the bathttub of her suite Saturday afternoon. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)