Billy Mays found dead in Tampa home

I am personally sick of just writing about deaths this week, but unfortunately another one bites the dust.

Billy Mays was found dead this morning in his Tampa home. The Tampa Police Department reported Billy Mays was found unresponsive by his wife and the Tampa Fire Rescue pronounced him dead at 7:45 a.m., the report said.

Apparently, Mays was on a US Airways plane that made a rough landing yesterday and might have hit his head.

US Airways spokesman Jim Olson said that none of the 138 passengers and five crew members were injured in the incident, but several passengers reported having bumps and bruises, according to the station. The US Airways Boeing 737's front tires blew on landing Saturday at noon, causing the aircraft's nose to smash into the runway.
The aircraft accident may have caused a bump to the head and is the leading theory to the cause of Billy Mays' passing.

William "Billy" D. Mays, Jr. was born in 1958. Making a name for himself as a television direct-response advertisement salesperson most notable for promoting OxiClean, Orange Glo, and other cleaning, home-based, and maintenance products. His distinctive beard and loud sales pitches have made him a recognizable television presence.

The son of Billy Mays wrote on his personal Twitter: "My dad didn't wake up this morning" and "He's gone. I'm gonna be strong for him."

Mays was 50 years old when he died.


***UPDATED: The FAA is now saying that Mays was not wearing his seat belt during the landing and that I'm hitting his head was his own fault. The spokesperson for the FAA is already passing blame back to Mays saying "You must wear your seat belt during landing, Mays was not"

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