Rick May

Rick May (September 21, 1940 – April 5, 2020) was a Canadian-American voice actor from Seattle. He voiced the Soldier in Team Fortress 2 and Peppy Hare in Star Fox 64. He also voiced many other characters from other video games. May was infected with COVID-19 in March 2020 and later died on April 5.

Roles
 Peppy Hare and Andross - Star Fox 64
 Dr. M - Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
 The Soldier - Team Fortress 2
 Genghis Khan - Age of Empires II
 Dadfish and Marty Sardini in Freddi Fish 5.
 Wingnut in Pajama Sam 2.
Death
May suffered a stroke in February 2020. Because of this, he was moved to a nursing home so that he could get rehabilitation. On April 5, 2020, May died due to complications related to COVID-19 at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, with his death being reported on April 8.

Legacy
On May 1, 2020, Valve made an update to Team Fortress 2, dedicating their tributes to May, who voiced the Soldier. They added memorial statues of Soldier to various maps in-game for the rest of May 2020, as a tribute for May's work for his work on voice-acting.

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Category:1940 births
Category:2020 deaths
Category:Actors from Alberta
Category:Actors from Seattle
Category:American stage actors
Category:American video game actors
Category:American radio actors
Category:Canadian stage actors
Category:Canadian video game actors
Category:Canadian voice actors
Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington (state)