{"id":4075,"date":"2020-04-14T05:48:50","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T05:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/rick-may-team-fortress-2-covid-19"},"modified":"2024-07-19T07:34:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T07:34:34","slug":"rick-may-team-fortress-2-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/rick-may-team-fortress-2-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"Rick May, the voice of the Soldier in Team Fortress 2, passes away after contracting COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
It is with heavy hearts that we report on the death of Rick May, who has voiced several video game characters, including the Soldier from Team Fortress 2<\/a>, and Peppy in Star Fox 64, with his iconic “Do a barrel roll” line. <\/p>\n Rick May was recovering from a stroke he suffered in February, and later contracted COVID-19 at a nursing home. Mr May was moved to Seattle’s Swedish hospital for treatment, where he passed away due to the disease.<\/p>\n This tragic news was reported<\/a> by Rekindle School in Seattle, Washington, where Mr May was a teacher. Fans have taken to Twitter to express their feelings, and talk about how Rick May made them laugh with his video game voice lines.<\/p>\n Rick May, the voice of soldier has passed away today. He has never failed with making me laugh with his voicelines, and the delivery with them. I hope he lived a great life, and I hope he passed away peacefully.<\/p>\n God speed you magnificent bastard. pic.twitter.com\/OjLJ8bqKg5<\/a><\/p>\n — Saxton Hale (@SaxtonHale__) April 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n