First Bernie Mac and now Isaac Hayes. It’s been a sad week for the entertainment industry. Isaac Hayes was the man. In Shaft Isaac Hayes wrote the soundtrack. Watch Yo Mouth. I’m talkin bout shaft here. I can dig it. Shaft was an awesome movie. Richard Roundtree nailed the role and Isaac Hayes’s song lent the perfect atmosphere to the movie.
More recently than Shaft Isaac Hayes was known for being chef on South Park. Chef was probably the most memorable character in the whole show besides Cartman. It’s too bad about the way he left though but while on the show he gave and he gave to the pop culture lexicon. Love Gravy!
Isaac Hayes’ funeral will take place in the city where Hayes first became a well known name, Memphis, Tennessee. On Monday morning and afternoon, Hayes will be laid to rest. Memorial services will officially be held in Cordova, Tennessee, from 11 AM to 2 PM. It will take place at Hope Presbyterian Church at 8500 Walnut Grove.
As Isaac Hayes’ funeral is being set up, the Hayes family has set up areas where fans and well wishers can pay their respects. The Hayes family has asked that donations be sent to the Stax Music Academy in Memphis, in lue of flowers. Hayes had been a tireless supporter of the Stax Music Academy and Stax Records in life.
With the funeral in place and donations set up, one last mystery in the Isaac Hayes death saga is the cause of death. Hayes was found unconscious at his home lying next to his treadmill, and died an hour after being taken to the hospital. Now, although an autopsy is not yet complete, doctors are ready to say that Hayes died of a stroke.
The news has not been made official yet by a medical examiner or by the Memphis health department. However, Hayes’ family physician, Dr. David Kraus, was reported to have filed paperwork that lists Hayes’ death as being caused by a stroke. All that Hayes’ relatives had to say on the subject was that Hayes was under a doctor’s care before his death.
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