Isaac Hayes has passed away at the age of 65. He was pronounced dead at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis an hour after his wife found him on the floor near a treadmill inside their home. The cause of death was not immediately known. Isaac Hayes was a soul music legend, whose “Theme From Shaft” won both Academy and Grammy awards.
According to the official Web site of Isaac Hayes, he was going to play himself in a musical comedy starring comedian Bernie Mac, who also passed on Saturday.

I extend my deepest sympathies to his family, friends and loved ones.
Isaac Hayes 1942-2008

News reports have confirmed that Bernie Mac has died at the age of 50. He died at Northwestern Memorial hospital early Saturday morning. Bernie Mac whose real name is Bernard Jeffrey McCullough had been hospitalized for pneumonia. His publicist Danica Smith recently said that Mac was in stable condition and he was responding well to treatment. She also said that his illness was not related Sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in organs such as the lungs or lymph nodes.

Bernie Mac will be greatly missed and I send my deepest prayers and sympathies to his wife and family.