Robert LaMay, a former Washington State Trooper, who garnered attention after he slammed Gov. Jay Inslee(D) over a vaccine mandate last year, has died of COVID-19.
LaMay, 50, made a video on his last day in which he can be heard saying, “Jay Inslee can kiss my ass.”
LaMay began his career in 1999 and had worked all over the state. He chose to retire last October instead of getting vaccinated, Huff Post reported.
“We don’t do vaccines,” he told Fox News in an interview last year after he quit, referring to himself and his family. “We don’t do flu shots or any of that stuff.”
LaMay obtained a religious vaccine exemption, but he felt like the changes in his job duties due to his unvaccinated status were unacceptable.
Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste said of LaMay in a statement Friday: “I am deeply saddened over the news that our former friend and colleague Trooper Robert LaMay has passed away.”
This “agency’s prayers and remembrances are with his family and loved ones. Rob served honorably for over two decades, and we were disappointed to see him leave the agency this past October. His service to this state and agency will be long remembered and appreciated.”
