Aaliyah 's funeral services were held on August 31 , 2001 , at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Chapel and St. Ignatius Loyola Church in Manhattan . Her body was set in a silver-plated copper-deposit casket , which was carried in a glass horse-drawn hearse . An estimated 800 mourners were in attendance at the procession . Among those in attendance at the private ceremony were Missy Elliott , Timbaland , Gladys Knight , Lil ' Kim and Sean Combs . After the service , 22 white doves were released to symbolize each year of Aaliyah 's life . Aaliyah was initially entombed in a crypt at the Ferncliff Mausoleum in Hartsdale , New York ; she was later moved to a private room at the left end of a corridor in the Rosewood Mausoleum . The inscription at the bottom of Aaliyah 's portrait at the funeral read : " We Were Given a Queen , We Were Given an Angel . " After Aaliyah 's death , the German newspaper '' Die Zeit '' published excerpts from an interview done shortly before her death , in which she described a recurring dream : " It is dark in my favorite dream . Someone is following me . I do n't know why . I 'm scared . Then suddenly I lift off . Far away . How do I feel ? As if I am swimming in the air . Free . Weightless . Nobody can reach me . Nobody can touch me . It 's a wonderful feeling . " Immediately after Aaliyah 's death , there was uncertainty over whether the music video for " Rock the Boat " would ever air . It made its world premiere on BET 's '' Access Granted '' on October 9 , 2001 . She won two posthumous awards at the American Music Awards of 2002 ; Favorite Female R&B Artist and Favorite R&B / Soul Album for '' Aaliyah '' . Her second and final film , '' Queen of the Damned '' , was released in February 2002 . Before its release , Aaliyah 's brother , Rashad , re-dubbed some of her lines during post-production . It grossed US$ 15.2 million in its first weekend , ranking number one at the box office . On the first anniversary of Aaliyah 's death , a candlelight vigil was held in Times Square ; millions of fans observed a moment of silence ; and throughout the United States , radio stations played her music in remembrance . In December 2002 , a collection of previously unreleased material was released as Aaliyah 's first posthumous album , '' I Care 4 U '' . A portion of the proceeds was donated to the Aaliyah Memorial Fund , a program that benefits the Revlon UCLA Women 's Cancer Research Program and Harlem 's Sloan Kettering Cancer Center . It debuted at number three on the '' Billboard '' 200 , selling 280,000 copies in its first week . The album 's lead single , " Miss You " , peaked at number three on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart . In August of the following year , clothing retailer Christian Dior donated profits from sales in honor of Aaliyah
American Music Awards of 2002
American Music Awards of 2002
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