Further, while the employee is on leave or while serving on jury duty, the employment is deemed continuous for the purposes of calculating annual vacation entitlement and additional pension, medical or other benefits to which the employee is entitled.
However, this rehearsal was different. Bruno Mars' trombone player and 24-year-old Memphian Kameron Whalum stepped to the forefront of the stage and grabbed the microphone. He counted off the first song and led the band in preparation for his debut solo show at Beale Street's Hard Rock Cafe.
Beset with respiratory, heart, and other medical problems, he died at the age of 38 in Queen's Medical Center at 12:18 a.m. on June 26, 1997. KamakawiwoÊ»ole was survived by his wife, Marlene KamakawiwoÊ»ole, and their daughter, Ceslie-Ann Wehi.