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Aug 7, 2021 15:53:45 #
Republican official who mocked COVID in final Facebook post dies of virus 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 COVID-19 on Wednesday.
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A Texas GOP official whose social media posts include anti-mask and anti-vaccine rhetoric has died from COVID-19.
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 COVID-19.
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“In 6 months, we’ve gone from the vax ending the pandemic, to you can still get Covid even if vaxxed, to you can pass Covid onto others even if vaxxed, to you can still die of Covid even if vaxxed, to the unvaxxed are killing the vaxxed,” 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 COVID-19 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 virus, 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 COVID-19.
It is not known if Apley received a COVID-19 vaccine 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 vaccinations “disgusting.”
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By Mike Stunson
Updated August 06, 2021 08:38 AM
H. Scott Apley, a member of the Republican party in Galveston, Texas, died of COVID-19 on Wednesday.
This article has Unlimited Access. For more coverage, sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our commitment to public service journalism: Subscribe Now.
A Texas GOP official whose social media posts include anti-mask and anti-vaccine rhetoric has died from COVID-19.
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 COVID-19.
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“In 6 months, we’ve gone from the vax ending the pandemic, to you can still get Covid even if vaxxed, to you can pass Covid onto others even if vaxxed, to you can still die of Covid even if vaxxed, to the unvaxxed are killing the vaxxed,” 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 COVID-19 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 virus, 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 COVID-19.
It is not known if Apley received a COVID-19 vaccine 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 vaccinations “disgusting.”
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Aug 7, 2021 16:24:28 #
Aug 7, 2021 16:36:30 #
peg w wrote:
There are 846 other stories like these today. Not one of them had to die.
Thank you Dr.Peg
Aug 7, 2021 16:39:01 #
Geo wrote:
Republican official who mocked COVID in final Face... (show quote)
Celebrating the death of others just because you think it helps you prove a point is as low as one can get.
Aug 7, 2021 16:43:21 #
peg w wrote:
There are 846 other stories like these today. Not one of them had to die.
Did he catch it from one of the million wetbacks youve cut loose after testing positive?? How about the other 846? After all you are moving them across America since Biden took office.
What say you? Let me guess. ........... not happening, nothing to see there..... Trumpian lies is a great default, go with science on this one....... beaners cannot infect priveleged white folks and the darkies of America, McFaucheesy said so.
Aug 7, 2021 16:44:39 #
Liberty Tree wrote:
Celebrating the death of others just because you think it helps you prove a point is as low as one can get.
You would think that........ ... they can dive deeper into the septic tank, just watch.
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