The popular television pitchman passed away in June at age 50.

The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office has released findings claiming that Mays used cocaine just days before his death. The report found that while Mays passed away of heart disease, his alleged cocaine use played a role. Billy Mays’ widow just released a statement to The Associated Press stating her displeasure with the medical examiner’s office for releasing the preliminary report.

“We are extremely disappointed by the press release released by the Hillsborough County medical examiner’s office. We believe it contains speculative conclusions that are frankly unnecessary and tend to obscure the conclusion that Billy suffered from chronic, untreated hypertension, which only demonstrates how important it is to regularly monitor one’s health,” says Deborah Mays, who had previously remained silent on her husband’s passing.

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Billy Mays has reportedly died of a heart attack in his sleep, but further tests will be conducted to determine the cause of death. Read more on Billy May’s death below.

The Hillsborough County Medical Examiner, Vernard Adams, said Billy Mays suffered from hypertensive heart disease, and the wall of the left ventricle of  his heart and the wall of one of his arteries were enlarged.

Billy Mays, 50, was found dead by his wife Deborah in their Tampa home.

“The heart disease is perfectly consistent with sudden death,” Adams said.
The official cause of death will be issued after toxicology and other tests are completed in eight to 10 weeks.

“While it provides some closure to learn that heart disease took Billy from us, it certainly doesn’t ease the enormous void that his death has created in our lives,” his wife, Deborah, said in a statement. “As you can imagine, we are all devastated.”.

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