An Ohio Army vet who refused to wear a face mask as a result of he didn’t need to purchase into “that rattling hype” died of coronavirus issues on the Fourth of July.
Richard Rose, 37, of Port Clinton, who served for 9 years, together with two excursions in Iraq and Afghanistan, died at his residence, in accordance to an internet obituary.
Again on April 28, he posted that he was ignoring official suggestions to wear a face mask amid the lethal pandemic.
“Let [me] make this clear,” Rose wrote. “I’m not shopping for a f—ing mask. I’ve made it this far by not shopping for into that rattling hype.”
Within the wake of his demise, that submit has been shared about 18,000 instances, as lots of of commenters mocked him.
“And now you’re lifeless,” one particular person wrote. “Guess your loved ones needs you’d’ve worn a mask…”
“Pure choice, RIP,” one other posted.
However Nick Conley, who was Rose’s good friend, informed WOIO that the ridicule is uncalled for.
“Rick is getting slaughtered on-line proper now for his resolution that he made not to wear a mask and that’s not proper,” Conley mentioned. “We should always nonetheless be compassionate whether or not we agree with somebody’s beliefs or not. Somebody has handed away and we must always have some compassion in direction of that.”
Rose posted on July 1 that he had been “very sick the previous few days.”
A short while later, he wrote, “Properly. I’m formally underneath quarantine for the subsequent 14 days. I simply examined constructive for COVID-19. Sucks as a result of I had simply began a brand new job!”
The subsequent day, he wrote, “This covid s–t sucks! I’m so out of breath simply sitting right here.”
His final submit got here a day earlier than his demise: a meme with the phrases, “Once you see me in heaven don’t s–t your self you judgmental pricks.”
Conley referred to as it “horrible that we misplaced Rick,” including that “the much more tragic half of that’s who else turned contaminated as a result of of the actions that he selected.”
He added that he hopes Rose’s demise will function a warning to others.
“I do know so much of those who haven’t met somebody that they know of that has been recognized with the virus and I wished folks to see it was actual and my hope is that individuals will see that this does occur and folks will probably be extra cautious,” he informed the native outlet.
Rose’s obituary mentioned he loved social media, on-line streaming, the paranormal and his two cats, Dale and Tucker. He was a fan of NASCAR, grime observe racing and Georgia Bulldogs soccer.
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