KEENE, Calif. -- Results of an autopsy released Tuesday showed labor leader Cesar Chavez died peacefully of natural causes.
Chavez's longtime physician, Dr. Marion Moses, said the autopsy performed by the Kern County Coroner's Office in Bakersfield confirmed that the founder of the United Farm Workers died in his sleep.
Chavez died while visiting San Luis, Ariz., last Friday. He was 66.
Public viewing will be held Wednesday at the UFW's compound in Delano. Chavez will be buried Thursday.
The list of celebrities planning to attend the funeral includes Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jerry Brown, Martin Sheen, Cheech Marin, Ed Begley Jr., Valarie Harper and Edward James Olmos.
Chavez was called one of the most important labor leaders of his era, having formed the first viable farmworkers' union in the fertile heartland of Central California.
