Republican official who mocked C***D in final Facebook post dies of v***s in Texas
By Mike Stunson
Updated August 06, 2021 08:38 AM
H. Scott Apley, a member of the Republican party in Galveston, Texas, died of C****-** on Wednesday.
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A Texas GOP official whose social media posts include anti-mask and anti-v*****e rhetoric has died from C****-**.
H. Scott Apley, who according to the Galveston News was a member of the Galveston County Republican Party and Dickinson City council, was 45 years old.
In his last Facebook post July 30, Apley shared a Twitter post mocking C****-**.
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“In 6 months, we’ve gone from the vax ending the p******c, to you can still get C***d even if v****d, to you can pass C***d onto others even if v****d, to you can still die of C***d even if v****d, to the unv****d are k*****g the v****d,” the post read.
Apley was admitted to a Galveston hospital two days after that post with pneumonia-like symptoms, according to a GoFundMe page. He tested positive for C****-** and was placed on a ventilator.
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He died around 3 a.m. Wednesday, according to the GoFundMe.
His wife and 5-month-old son also tested positive for the v***s, KTRK reported.
The Galveston County Republican Party called Apley’s death “a tragedy.” A separate post from Patrick J. McGinnis, the chairman of the county’s Republican Party, said Apley was a hard worker who was “deeply committed to the betterment of his community.”
The Texas Republican Party said in a news release Wednesday it is “incredibly saddened” to learn about Apley’s death.
“The entire staff of the Republican Party of Texas grieves his loss and extends our prayers of peace and comfort for Scott’s family in this difficult time,” the party said.
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Neither the local nor statewide Republican Party made reference in their posts to Apley dying from C****-**.
It is not known if Apley received a C****-** v*****e or if he caught the delta variant, which is driving an increase in cases throughout Texas and most of the United States.
In other Facebook posts from Apley, he showed support for mask burning and called incentives to encourage v******tions “d********g.”
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