Vesta Williams’ We Now know what Caused her Death.

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Vesta Williams’ We Now know what Caused her Death.

We now know what was the reason for the death of R&B Singer Vesta Williams. According to friend Norwood Young he spoke to EURweb in an exclusive interview. Young received word from members of Vesta’s family that the beloved singer passed away from complications of an enlarged heart. The Williams family was given the autopsy report a “day or two ago” according to Young.

“Although it’s a sad situation overall, it’s great news to find that Vesta’s death, as I said from the very beginning, was not drug related,” Young , who was a good friend of the R&B singer, told EUR’s Lee Bailey. “Vesta did indeed die from an enlarged heart. As we know, an enlarged heart can remain undetected in the body for many, many years.” According to Norwood

Young said that obesity and stress may have also contributed to the beloved 53-year-old R&B singer’s untimely death.

In recent years, Vesta had battled with a drug problem and obesity. She beat both–and lost 100 pounds. The singer is best known for her top ten singles “Once Bitten, Twice Shy,” “Don’t Blow a Good Thing,” and “Congratulations.”

Asked if Vesta was taking medication for the heart condition, Young said no.
“One thing about an enlarged heart, eight out of 10 deaths are sudden,” Young pointed out.
“This news could not come at a more appropriate time,” said Young, who added that Vesta’s life and career will kick off a series of TV One specials entitled “Unsung,” that will air on January 2, 2012 at 10pm Eastern time.
Young, who was recently signed to E.D.M. Records and is in negotiations to star in a reality show, said that Vesta was always very appreciative of her fans.

“I hope her fans will continue to keep Vesta in their hearts and minds and to know that she loved her fans very, very much.”

The Homegoing Service for R&B Chanteuse Lady Vesta Williams

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The Homegoing Service for R&B Chanteuse Lady Vesta Williams

Vesta Williams been able to attend her own funeral, it’s very likely that she would have given the performers who sang their hearts out, and the speakers who reflected on her life during a two-hour, closed-casket service, a standing ovation. They truly represented when it came to celebrating the legacy of heaven’s newest star at the West Angeles Church of God in Christ on Tuesday morning. Vesta, who was found dead at age 54 in a Los Angeles hotel room on Sept. 22, was serenaded by the West Angeles Mass Choir, which sang “Soon and Very Soon” and “Changed”; vocalist Jesse Campbell, whose acapella rendition of “Amazing Grace” brought the house down; and Bridgette Bryant who stirred it up with “His Eye is on the Sparrow”. There was also a DVD of Vesta performing a gospel tune during a Women’s Day service at West Angeles.

The life of the four-octave singer, who was best known for her No. 1 hit Congratulations, was also acknowledged by some of the people who knew her best including: music producer Tena Clark, her longtime manager Iris Perkins and her sisters Minister Margaret Wilson and Martae Collins.

Tena Clark, who co-wrote Congratulations with Vesta and Gary Prim, recalled how the singer fought for her to produce tracks on her second album during an era in the music industry when they didn’t let women do so. Vesta told Tena if the record company wouldn’t let her have her way she’d have laryngitis for the next five years. “I’ve always been indebted to her,” Tena Clark said while fighting back tears. “She was the sweetest angel and the funniest human being I’ve ever met in my life.”

Her sister, Minister Margaret Wilson, who was barely able to get through her remarks talked about the older sister who was her “first friend” and her “protector.” Recalling an incident in which their younger sister was being bullied on the way home from school, Margaret had the congregation laughing hard when she mentioned how an adult Vesta, sans makeup, greeted the bully with a baseball bat and approached the bully.

“The girl was so focused on the bat in Vesta’s hand that Vesta hauled off and cold cocked her with her other hand! Later that day when the girl returned with her mother and the police Williams had applied her makeup, making it impossible for the girl to make a positive I.D.”

Among the celebrities attending Tuesday’s services were: Jackée Harry, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Miki Howard, Norwood Young, Kiki Shepherd, Bill Duke, Freda Payne and Kellita Smith.

Jackée Harry, a longtime friend who worked with Vesta on Sister, Sister, said before the service that she’ll always remember the singer’s sense of humor. 

“She often impersonated me in her shows. One time someone asked her what my son’s name was and she said, Frank, but it should be Frankee! She had me rolling. I’m just so sorry that a lot of people didn’t know the real Vesta, not just the playful Vesta. We’re here to celebrate her and not mourn.”

Charles E. Blake, the presiding bishop of the Church of God in Christ and the pastor at West Angeles, officiated the service with his son Elder Lawrence Blake. In his closing remarks the Bishop remembered Vesta as a wonderful woman who 

“in a very special way blessed us with her music and her service.”

Vesta, whose burial information was kept private, is survived by her daughter Tandia White; mother Joan Williams Tate; sisters Margaret Wilson, Martae Collins, Marlena Robinson and brother Marques Williams; and three grandchildren.

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