Westfield Artist Shows Off Her Love for Whitney

Larissa DePalma flies her flag at half-mast and drapes her handmade portrait to show respect for the late pop icon.

Some Westfield residents have complained about the hoopla surrounding the burial of music icon Whitney Houston at the Fairview Cemetery in Westfield. But one resident insists that despite limited access to the cemetery this weekend, road closures in the area and the media spotlight all over town, Houston's choice of Westfield for her final resting place is worth any potential inconvenience. And she's making her support for the late superstar visible for all to see. On the front lawn of freelance artist Larissa DePalma's home on St. Mark's Ave., a U.S. flag stands at half-mast. The house itself features a banner with a drawing of Houston's face in black ink, along with a message:  RIP Whitney. "I'm an '80s girl," DePalma explained. "With …

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