Priscilla Presley was affectional arsenic she spoke astatine the memorial work for her lone girl Lisa Marie Presley, speechmaking a poem written by Riley Keough. “I’m going to work thing that my granddaughter wrote for each of you. And this says it all,” she began during the ceremonial held connected Sunday, Jan. 22 astatine the precocious Elvis Presley‘s home, Graceland, successful Memphis, TN. Priscilla’s dependable was airy and susurration similar arsenic she work the heartrending piece.
“The aged psyche — I person nary thought however to enactment my parent into words. Truth is determination and excessively many. Lisa Marie Presley was an icon, a relation model, a superhero to galore radical each implicit the world,” Priscilla work connected behalf of Riley. “But mama was my icon, my relation exemplary and my ace hero…even present I can’t get crossed everything determination is to beryllium understood and known abut her. But arsenic she ever said, I’ll bash my best,” the grandma of 4 went on.
“The aged psyche successful 1968, she entered our satellite — calved beardown but was delicate, filled with life. She ever knew she wouldn’t beryllium present excessively long. Childhood passes by successful the glimpse of a greenish eye,” she work of the poem. “She past grew a household of her own. She past mislaid her 2nd child, an angel of suspicion…she knew it was adjacent to the end. Survivor’s guilt, but a breached bosom was the doing of her death. My bosom is miss successful her love. She knew that I loved her. The aged psyche is ever with me…” she read.
“That says it all. And convey you each for being here. Navarone, her brother, and the household and each of you. Our hearts are breached Lisa, we each emotion you,” Priscilla said arsenic she concluded her speech.
Lisa Marie’s last resting tract volition beryllium successful Graceland’s meditation garden. She volition beryllium adjacent to the gravesites of her legendary begetter Elvis, who passed distant connected Aug. 16, 1977 astatine the property of 42, arsenic good arsenic her precocious lad Benjamin Keough, who died astatine the property of 27 connected July 12, 2020. Her grandparents — Elvis’ parent Gladys Presley and his begetter Vernon Presley — are besides buried there.
Lisa Marie is Priscilla’s lone daughter, however, she has a 2nd kid — lad Navarone Garibaldi, 36 — with ex spouse Marco Garibaldi. Through her daughter, she is besides grandma to Riley, 33, the precocious Benjamin, and twins Harper and Finley, 14.
Lisa sadly passed away aft going into afloat cardiac apprehension astatine her Calabasas country location connected January 12. She was discovered unconscious by her ex-husband Danny Keough, who had been surviving with her aft the decease of their son, and helium administered CPR. EMTs were capable to regain a pulse arsenic she was rushed to West Hills Medical Center, however, she was declared encephalon dormant connected site. Following a 2nd bosom attack, she passed distant successful hospital.
Priscilla confirmed the decease of her girl via a connection aboriginal that aforesaid day. “It is with a dense bosom that I indispensable stock the devastating quality that my beauteous girl Lisa Marie has near us,” Priscilla said connected Jan. 12. “She was the astir passionate beardown and loving pistillate I person ever known. We inquire for privateness arsenic we effort to woody with this profound loss. Thank you for the emotion and prayers. At this clip determination volition beryllium nary further comment,” she besides said.
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