Billy Mays

Billy Mays (July 20, 1958 – June 28, 2009) was a television pitch man famous for selling products such as Oxiclean. His distinctive beard and loud sales pitch helped make him an icon.

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Billy Mays -- Funeral for TV pitchman set for Friday

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Billy Mays' funeral will be held this Friday.
The date for television informercial legend Billy Mays has been set for this Friday in Pennsylvania.

Mays, who was raised Catholic, will be honored at a funeral Mass at St. Mary Church in McKees Rocks, a suburb of Pittsburgh.

From an article at the AP:
The funeral for television product pitchman Billy Mays will be held Friday in the Pittsburgh suburb where he was born and raised.

The funeral Mass for Mays will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary Church in McKees Rocks.

Mays was found dead by his wife in their Tampa, Fla., condominium on Sunday. A medical examiner says he likely died from a heart attack, though tests results are pending that could confirm that.

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