Following a tragedy that echoed the death of her mother, Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown has die. She was 22.
The Houston family announced the news via a statement from their rep.
“Bobbi Kristina Brown passed away July 26, 2015, surrounded by
her family,” the statement says. “She is finally at peace in the arms of
God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of
love and support during these last few months.”
Bobbi Kristina’s death came nearly six months after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub
in her Roswell, Georgia, home on Saturday, Jan. 31. She never fully
regained consciousness and was being kept on life support following her
near-drowning. In March she was moved to a long-term care facility in the Atlanta area.
In June, she was transferred to hospice after her condition “continued to deteriorate,” Pat Houston said in a statement on behalf of the Houston family at the time.
“We thank everyone for their support and prayers,” Pat, who is
married to Whitney Houston’s brother Gary, said. “She is in God’s hands
now.”
A Brown family source told PEOPLE Bobbi Kristina was “skin and bones” just prior to moving to hospice.
“She has been losing weight, she’s been losing hair. They were
taking good care of her, but she has no muscle tone at all. There has
been some worry that her organs are shutting down,” the source said.
Family members, including her “inconsolable” father, Bobby Brown, maintained a bedside vigil following her hospitalization. They say the 22-year-old will be laid to rest in New Jersey, next to her beloved mother Whitney Houston. Her body will be flown to New Jersey following a funeral service in Atlanta so she can be laid to rest