Aretha Franklin - The Queen of Soul has Passed On

[Zacha341]

^^^ No one is getting any younger, that is for sure!

[xdet]

Her final resting place is a very interesting cemetery indeed, will be crowded for some time. She will be entombed near her father as I understand but a number of other family members are there as well at Woodlawn, they'll be in the main mausoleum. So many famous Detroiters there. I watched them finish one service and how they move a casket.

[Danny]

Love live the queen of soul!!!

[black gold man]

YEP, while watching tv i was telling Jesse to speek up. I liked the guy after Jesse he woke everybody up.

[Bong-Man]

I mean no disrespect, but I'm still trying to wrap my head around someone who had the time to pick out and approve 6 different outfits to be laid out in, yet didn't feel any urgency to file a will for an $80 million estate. There's also the issue of the future stream of income from recordings. Maybe she had her reasons, and I understand it isn't our business, but I also can't help thinking it was a bit irresponsible under the circumstances. It just seems some charities or churches would have been better served, as opposed to the lawyers now licking their chops for a payday.

[Pam]

I mean no disrespect, but I'm still trying to wrap my head around someone who had the time to pick out and approve 6 different outfits to be laid out in, yet didn't feel any urgency to file a will for an $80 million estate. There's also the issue of the future stream of income from recordings. Maybe she had her reasons, and I understand it isn't our business, but I also can't help thinking it was a bit irresponsible under the circumstances. It just seems some charities or churches would have been better served, as opposed to the lawyers now licking their chops for a payday.

Her family planned the funeral. See post earlier in the thread.