ɡˈɛst dˈaɪd ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, ʌv kəndʒˈɛstɪv hˈɑːɹt fˈeɪlɪɹ ɪn dɪtɹˈɔɪt, mˈɪʃɪɡən, hɪz hˈoʊm fɔːɹ fˈɪfti jˈɪɹz.
Guest died on December 24, 2015, of congestive heart failure in Detroit, Michigan, his home for fifty years.