Editing Roy Orbison (section)

==Death==
[[File:Phoenix-Musical Instrument Museum-Roy Orbison exhibit.jpg|250px|thumb|The Roy Orbison 
exhibit in the Artist Gallery of the Musical Instrument Museum of Phoenix]]

Orbison performed at the [[Front Row Theater]] in [[Highland Heights, Ohio]], on December 4, 1988.<ref name="offbio" /> Exhausted, he returned to his home in [[Hendersonville, Tennessee|Hendersonville]] to rest for several days before flying again to London to film two more videos for the Traveling Wilburys.<ref name="Amburn"/>{{refpage|p230}} He was also booked in to tour the U.S. and Europe in the following year.<ref name="offbio" />

On December 6, 1988, he spent the day buying parts for [[model aircraft|model airplanes]] with his bus driver and friend Benny Birchfield<ref name="Amburn"/>{{refpage|p230}} and ate supper at Birchfield's home in Hendersonville (Birchfield was married to country star [[Jean Shepard]]).<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Orbison|first1=Roy Jr.|title=The Authorized Roy Orbison|last2=Orbison Alex|last3=Orbison|first3=Wesley|last4=Slate|first4=Jeff|publisher=Center Street|date=2017|isbn=978-1-4789-7654-7|location=New York|page=226|language=English|oclc=1017566749}}</ref> After the meal, Orbison went to his mother's house and chatted with his son Wesley.<ref name="Amburn"/>{{refpage|p231}} He went to the bathroom, but did not return for 30 minutes. He was found collapsed on the bathroom floor and was rushed to the hospital by ambulance,<ref name="Amburn"/>{{refpage|p231}} where he died of a heart attack at the age of 52.<ref>Clayson, Alan, p. 213.</ref>

A public memorial attended by friends, family, and fans was organized by friend Jean Shepard and held at the College Heights Baptist Church in [[Gallatin, Tennessee]], on December 11.<ref name="Amburn"/>{{refpage|p233}} In Los Angeles, Barbara Orbison organized a "Celebration of Life" attended by friends and celebrities at the [[Wiltern Theatre]] on December 13.<ref name="Amburn"/>{{refpage|p234}} Orbison's body was buried at [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]] in an unmarked grave.<ref>Clayson, Alan, p. 215.</ref><ref name="Amburn"/>{{refpage|p233-5}}