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Willi's funeral was like a state occasion...
no, not like a state occasion, it WAS a state occasion.
ALL the houses were there.
The funeral home was packed to the rafters. There were a thousnd people there to say good-bye.
Inaya Day and Joi Cardwell sang. (Barbara Tucker and India were out of the country)
Willi was laid out in a white casket with fierce gold robes and gold boots. His beat (make-up) was flawless. He looked great. He had that gorgeous signature Willie Nija smile. He really seemed happy to be on his way to heaven.

There were celebrities, there were club kids, there were fashion industry people, music industry People, nightclub people and there were the ball children of course. There were people of every color -wearing every color.
It was a state funeral for an ambassador.

Most of all, I was struck by the kids. Some no more than 13 or 14 already on "the path".
Probably kicked out of their family homes, they took shelter in the Ball World.
This was big for them.
They were wide-eyed and totally overwhelmed by the spectacle.
(you could see the little wheels turning in their beautiful little heads, "I want this many people at my funeral but I'm not gonna have white. I want like a pale blue coffin 'cause I'm gonna be all in blue 'cause I have those cute Gucci shoes that I mopped that are blue an' I'll mop the belt that goes with it an'...")

Adorable.

Seeing Chi Chi, Pat field and Annie Flanders (Original Details Magazine founder who flew in from LA) together was interesting. 20 years after voguing was in Vogue these 3 were there.
(no, Madonna was not there).

There was a uniformed NYPD officer at attention next to the coffin the entire time.
It was a state funeral.
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