Private Memorial Held For Jett Travolta

Los Angeles- Friends and family of John Travolta gathered together for a private memorial service on Thursday for his son Jett., Whose sudden death last week shocked americans and brought and outpouring of grief from his fans..

The service took place at the Florida home of Travolta and his actress wife, Kelly Preston. Security Staff outside the residence, kept away the media and details were scarce..

The death of Jett, 16, who passed away after a seizure 6 days ago while vacationing with his parents in the Bahamas, triggered a wave of condolences from John Travolta's fans..

On Thursday, actor Tom Cruise(barely holding back the tears) discussed the tragic family loss. Like Travolta and Preston, Cruise is a member of The Church Of Scientology, and a longtime family friend..

"It's Horrific" Cruise said in an interview for the television show " The View" which taped on Thursday."Here you have a man, both him aand Kelly are doting parents. Theyr'e wonderful people!! and his voice trailed off before finishing his sentence..

At the time of his death, a statement issued by the family said, Jett had a history of seizures,but just prior to that, John and Kelly stated that their son also suffered from Kawasaki Syndrom as a young child..

Friends also confirmed that Jett suffered from learning disabilities and they didn't hear him speak..
" I observed that (Jett) was significantly mentally handicapped" actress Anne Archer, a friend of Travolta was quoted as telling People Magazine in Friday's edition..

But it was extremely apparent that John and Kelly teated him like a completely normal child. John was always happy with anything that Jett offered..

Jett's remains were cremated in the Bahamas, and brought back to Florida for his parents to hold a scientology memorial..