Ignoring science has deadly consequences John Dunphy FacebookTwitterEmail Dunphy “A needless death from COVID-19,” my Aug. 2, 2020, column, dealt with the death of David Nagy, a resident of Texas, who died on July 22 from COVID-19. In a scathing obituary, Nagy’s family blamed his death on “Trump, (Texas Gov. Greg) Abbott and all the other politicians who did not take this pandemic seriously and were more concerned with their popularity and votes than lives.” The author of Nagy’s obituary also blamed “the many ignorant, self-centered and selfish people who refused to follow the advice of the medical professionals, believing their ‘right’ not to wear a mask was more important than killing killing innocent people.”