Luke Letlow, Republican Congressman-Elect from Louisiana, Dies at 41 of COVID-19

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Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID complications at 41

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies with COVID-19

www.thenewsstar.com

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow has died at Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport with COVID-19, a family friend confirmed Tuesday night.

Letlow, 41, was transferred from St. Francis Medical Center to the Ochsner LSU Health ICU on Dec. 23 and has been treated there since then.

Letlow is survived by his wife, Julia Barnhill Letlow, and two young children.

"The family appreciates the numerous prayers and support over the past days but asks for privacy during this difficult and unexpected time," the family said in a statement. "A statement from the family along with funeral arrangements will be announced at a later time."

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Given that he had a history of maskless rallies, let's hope the proper lessons are taken from this.

 

[Lukar]

let's hope the proper lessons are taken from this.

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As long as we hope without expectation. This should change some minds, but whether it will is another story.

 

[Deleted member 3542]

Insert tepid shrug here.

 

[Cruets]

That's a shame. Thoughts and prayers to his family

 

[Meauxse]

Just saw this on local news. Shreveport has been a crazy Hotspot for all the reasons you'd expect.

He left behind a wife a two babies. I feel so sad for his kids.

 

[Bentendo24]

I feel horrible for the kids.

 

[Pwnz]

When a "liberal hoax" is for realz.

Sorry for the family's loss

 

[Nida]

Is this the second politician who was elected and then died of COVID?

 

[Slash]

Regardless of political affiliation, I feel so sad for the family and especially the babies he's leaving behind.

 

[ToddBonzalez]

Hopefully irresponsible or ignorant behavior didn't lead to his contraction of the virus. It's too bad his kids will never really have known their father.

 

[King Alamat]

"Unexpected", huh?

 

[Baji Boxer]

Those poor kids :-(

 

[Kard8p3]

anyway who will replace him

 

[FriskyCanuck]

Maybe the kids will get a better father figure in their life now.

 

[squeakywheel]

I feel bad for the wife and kids.

 

[smurfx]

41 is pretty damn young. can only hope people around this age bracket takes this more seriously. we might have a vaccine coming but that doesn't mean you might make it until then if you aren't careful.

 

[amon37]

anyway who will replace him

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The governor is a democrat so can he appoint a democratic one?

 

[Rygar 8Bit]

Regardless of political affiliation, I feel so sad for the family and especially the babies he's leaving behind.

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It's also sad they'll have to grow up knowing their dad did this to himself. Shit is just fucked.

 

[Christian]

Feel awful for his kids. Just awful. Imagine having to go through life without your father because of this. Imagine leaving your children without a father because of this. I hope it was worth it.

 

[Rockets]

He had maskless rallies? Wow. Hope he wasn't a superspreader.

 

[molnizzle]

I don't feel an ounce of sympathy if he was out there holding maskless rallies.

 

[Bentendo24]

Hopefully irresponsible or ignorant behavior didn't lead to his contraction of the virus. It's too bad his kids will never really have known their father.

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I'm looking on his Twitter page. While he acknowledges the pandemic there are so many posts of him inside and in large groups without a mask on.

 

[Violence Jack]

Those poor kids have to grown up knowing that their dad literally died to own the libs. I feel for the family.

 

[Akainu]

let's hope the proper lessons are taken from this.

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Right! Freedom is worth the risk of covid. USA! USA!

 

[thesoapster]

Left behind a family. That's rough.

 

[Deleted member 12224]

My sympathies to his children.

 

[meph]

And nothing of value was lost.

 

[Kard8p3]

The governor is a democrat so can he appoint a democratic one?

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Here is hoping

 

[TaySan]

My thoughts go towards his kids he left behind. Fuck him for holding maskless rallies and possibly getting others sick with his stupidity.

 

[GK86]

That will teach the liberals!

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Here is hoping

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There is no hope.

Wanna guess why?

 

[GusBus]

And nothing of value was lost.

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This is not okay. My condolences to his family.

 

[Kard8p3]

There is no hope.

Wanna guess why?

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?

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies from COVID complications at 41

Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies with COVID-19

www.thenewsstar.com

Given that he had a history of maskless rallies, let's hope the proper lessons are taken from this.

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I'm sure this will be the tipping point for these ghouls.

 

[Novoitus]

And nothing of value was lost.

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tell that to his young kids

he was a piece of shit, but they still lost a father. the kids are victims of a ruthless, garbage political system and party.

 

[Septimus Prime]

Is this the second politician who was elected and then died of COVID?

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Who was first?

 

[pechorin]

i guess that's what happens when you live like if you're part of Trump's inner circle, there's no VIP treatment for peasants. Sorry.

 

[Agnostic]

He needed to die to keep the economy open. Thank you for your service, Mr. Letlow. #hero

 

[VariantX]

Please stop killing yourselves and others around you and respect this shit. This doesn't have to keep happening this way. This scene is happening over and over everywhere to people both who wear masks and dont. The virus just doesn't care about our stupid hangups as humans and we ALL have to respect that.

 

[Neece]

Feel bad for his children. Really incredible how fast you can go from on top of the world to dead. Shame too many haven't taken it seriously.

 

[John Rabbit]

Destroying your family and legacy as a father to own the libs.

 

[meph]

This is not okay. My condolences to his family.

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tell that to his young kids

he was a piece of shit, but they still lost a father. the kids are victims of a ruthless, garbage political system and party.

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His children are worse off today than yesterday, but his rhetoric and actions harmed far more people, and the loss of one such person is a net gain to society. Should we not celebrate the death of people who aggressively project policies and actions that kill hundreds to thousands of others?

 

[Nida]

Who was first?

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I thought I remember a thread here post election. But I may have confused it with this guy which is a different situation.

Link

 

[antonz]

Here is hoping

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Governor will call for a special election. Probably in march to coincide with the Special Election for Cedric Richmonds seat.

 

[Arkeband]

Dude's twitter is just chock full of him posing with people without a mask.

His official position was he was against mask mandates and he made sure his public appearances were always without one, and he paid the ultimate price.

So extremely stupid. Let's hope it scares his colleagues into common sense.

 

[ragolliangatan]

It sucks that the two kids will grow up without a father.

 

[Holundrian]

I feel owned by their death pls don't continue.

 

[Kraid]

he was a piece of shit, but they still lost a father. the kids are victims of a ruthless, garbage political system and party.

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Something something party of personal responsibility.

I kinda sympathize for the kids but he died for dumb fucking reasons and I have zero sympathy for him whatsoever. Peace, my guy. o7

 

[Witness]

Feel awful whenever little kids lose a parent, I can't imagine how that would have changed me if I lost a parent at a young age.

 

[Big Baybee]

Anti mask guy. Folks here in Louisiana immediately jumping to conspiracy theories.