A clipping of an obituary printed in a Texas newspaper that takes aim at President Trump, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and people not wearing masks, has gone viral.
The emotional obituary condemns politicians and people who have not taken the pandemic seriously and ignored medical professionals.
David Nagy, 79, died last week in ICU after suffering from the COVID-19 virus, leaving behind his wife and five children.
David W. Nagy's obituary published in the Texas newspaper Jefferson Jimplecute. Source: Supplied
“He suffered greatly from the ravages of the COVID-19 virus and the separation from his much loved family who were not allowed at his bedside,” the obituary read.
David’s wife posted the obituary, printed in the Jefferson Jimplecute, on Facebook.
Infections in the US have exceeded 4.7 million - with more than 155,400 deaths. The country’s health authorities, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), have advised people to wear masks to limit infections.
David's husband Stacey posted the obituary on Facebook. Source: Facebook
“The blame for his death and the deaths of all the other innocent people, falls on Trump, Abbott and all the other politicians who did not take this pandemic seriously and were more concerned with their popularity and votes than lives,” the obituary said.
“Also to blame are the many ignorant, self centered and selfish people who refused to follow the advice of the medical professionals, believing their “right” not to wear a mask was more important than killing innocent people.”
In June, President Trump suggested wearing a mask could be seen as a political statement against him and mocked Biden for wearing a mask in public. He has since asked supporters to wear masks.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has been encouraging people to wear masks as the state’s infection rate increases.
"You know, because every doctor says that wearing a mask can slow the spread of the coronavirus ... it's mystifying why some people continue to reject it,” he said.
As of Monday, Texas had more than 453,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 7,515 deaths.
Greg’s husband Stacey told the fact-checking website Snopes that she was glad a photo of the obit had gone viral, garnering more than 9,000 likes and 3,000 shares on Twitter.
“It gets me so angry that people aren’t taking this seriously,” she told the website.
“The people who are dying are the older people especially — a lot of younger people are dying too — but it’s almost like they’re saying, ‘Who cares about the older people?’ I’ve been with my husband for 20 years and all of a sudden he’s gone. People should know how this makes others feel.”
