Attendees depart a ceremony celebrating the life of Cissy Houston on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Pat Houston speaks during a ceremony celebrating the life of Cissy Houston on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

A choir performs during a ceremony celebrating the life of Cissy Houston on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Michael Eric Dyson speaks during a ceremony celebrating the life of Cissy Houston on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

A. Curtis Farrow speaks during a ceremony celebrating the life of Cissy Houston on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Gary Houston speaks during a ceremony celebrating the life of Cissy Houston on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Donnie McClurkin performs a musical tribute during a ceremony celebrating the life of Cissy Houston on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a ceremony celebrating the life of Cissy Houston on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)