He died at Cedars of lebanon Hospital in Miami (today the University of Miami Hospital) at the age of 36 years, the spread of melanoma in his lungs and the brain caused his death.
Wafa Cedars of Lebanon Isibhedlela eMiami (namuhla i-University of Miami Hospital) eneminyaka engu-36, ukusakazeka kwe-melanoma emaphashini akhe futhi ubuchopho bubangele ukufa kwakhe.