Team Fortress 2 placed a memorial in the game to dedicate to the actor who died because of Covid-19

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male voice actor Soldier in Team Fortress 2, Rick May passed away last month from complications related to the COVID-19 virus. In the May 1 update, Team Fortress added special statues to some maps in memory of Mr.

May is being treated in a nursing home in Seattle after suffering a stroke in February while contracting COVID-19. Rick May is a US Army veteran who coordinated USO programs while stationed in Japan. After finishing his military service, he returned to Seattle and worked as a director at the Renton Civic Theater and Opera Light Opera. He later founded his own company in Kirkland and became a full-time actor.
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At that time, he was involved in voicing Peppy Hare in Star Fox 64 and Genghis Khan in Age of Empires II. In 2007, he collaborated with Valve and in charge of the voice for Soldier in Team Fortress 2.

The contents of the Rick May tribute in the game include new menu music, with the appearance of Soldier on the main menu. In addition, Soldier statues are present on nearly every map, and when approaching these statues, players will hear classic lines Mr. May has performed. According to Valve information, the time to commemorate Rick May in Team Fortress 2 will last until the end of May.
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