Death
According to Michael Davis, on January 9, 1990, Calloway died after going into cardiac arrest during a violent altercation with a staff physician. He was then taken to Phelps Memorial Hospital in North Tarrytown, where he was pronounced dead at the age of 41. A coroner's report listed Calloway's official cause of death as exhaustive psychosis, now more commonly called excited delirium syndrome (EDS).
He was survived by his mother, a brother, and a sister. Unlike Will Lee, no mention of his death was made on Sesame Street as at the time of the character's leaving, Calloway was still alive.
Calloway was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery.
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