Richard Rose, 37, wasn't buying the "hype" about masks in April. and laughed about going to a water park in mid-June. He died from complications from the coronavirus a few weeks later. Source: Daily Dot An Ohio man is serving as a cautionary tale after posting on Facebook that he refused to wear a mask — and subsequently dying of COVID-19. Back in April, Richard Rose of Port Clinton, Ohio, made his thoughts on masks known: “Let[’s] make this clear,” he wrote.