08/17/2021
Dear Family and Friends:
Please practice all the COVID-19 safety protocols:
1. Get vaccinated immediately
2. Avoid all unnecessary social situations
3. You absolutely must wear a mask when you absolutely must be around other people
4. Practice social distancing
Last night Governor Abbott of Texas went to a Republican Party function, a gathering that in the first place did not need to held and in the second place the governor, whose health has already been compromised by a crushed spine, did not need to attend. To make matters worse, while he was there he refused to wear a mask and he refused to practice any social distancing. While he is fully vaccinated, earlier today he tested positive for COVID-19. Moreover, since there were hundreds of people at last night's event, who knows how many people he may have infected with the deadly virus.
Folks, the safety protocols are tools for your protection. No one tool used independently of the others will guarantee that you do not contract COVID-19. However, the more of the tools that you implement the greater your chances will be of not contracting and not spreading this lethal illness. Please, for your sake and the sake of those around you, follow all the safety protocols.
I like you all alive, upright, and healthy.
Ray
The governor spoke Monday night at a GOP event in Collin County, later tweeting photos of him addressing a maskless crowd. Less than three hours before his diagnosis was announced Tuesday afternoon, he tweeted pictures of a meeting with guitarist Jimmie Vaughan.