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Autopsy planned for OxiClean's Billy Mays today
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Billy Mays died yesterday after stating the night before, prior to going to bed, that he didn't feel well. Mays was 50 years old. After it came to light that Billy was on a flight the day before his death that experienced a rough landing, speculation began to swirl. It came to light that he was hit on the head by items that fell from above. US Airways officials have said that no one complained of injuries after the plane's rough landing.
Immediately, for some people, the case of actress Natasha Richardson came to mind. Back in March, she bumped her head while learning to ski. She thought she was fine and refused medical attention. A little while later she said she wasn't feeling well. A few hours later, she was dead.
An autopsy is planned for Billy today and is expected to be complete this afternoon. Family, friends, and fans anxiously await the news. Was Billy's death related to head trauma?
Billy came into to our homes at all hours of the day (and night) pitching a variety of products. He said that he loved what he did and that he only pitched products that he believed in. He also said that he personally used everything he sold. It has been said that Billy gave out products to guests to his home as well as to his wedding guests.
He was perhaps best known to fans for the OxiClean commercials he appeared in. He was recognizable not only by his beard and blue shirt, but by his "yelling" delivery of his product pitches. The only other person who we saw as often as Billy was "the ShamWow guy." Many people preferred Billy. He just had a face and a demeanor that spoke to you. You didn't mind hearing him pitch to you in the middle of the night.
He was found unresponsive yesterday morning by his wife in their Florida home. Emergency workers on the scene pronounced him dead at 7:45 am. Police report no signs of a break-in or foul play.
The family is not expected to make a public statement and they have asked for privacy. According to an Associated Press report, his wife, Deborah said, "Although Billy lived a public life, we don't anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days. Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times."
Billy was on the U.S. Airways flight that made a troubled landing in Tampa the day before his death. Apparently the front tires blew out scattering debris across the runway. The airline has now confirmed that he was on that flight.
Now the question has arisen as to whether Billy was wearing his seatbelt on the flight. It is unclear why this question is relevant. What could the seatbelt have done to protect his head from things that had fallen from overhead? According to the Associated Press, "Laura Brown, spokeswoman for the FAA, said she did not know if Mays was wearing his seat belt on the flight because the FAA is not investigating his death. U.S. Airways spokesman Jim Olson said there were no reports of serious injury due to the landing."
Billy was interviewed after the fact and told Tampa Bay's Fox television affiliate, "All of a sudden as we hit you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. It hit me on the head, but I got a hard head."
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