Follow-Up: Governor Orders Flags at Half-Staff Through Nov. 13 for Former Governor Jay Rockefeller
CHARLESTON, West Virginia — Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a proclamation on November 7 ordering U.S. and West Virginia flags at the State Capitol Complex and all state-owned facilities to be flown at half-staff from November 7 through sunrise on Friday, November 13, in honor of former Governor and U.S. Senator John D. 'Jay' Rockefeller IV. Rockefeller died Thursday evening, November 5, at his home in Washington at age 89. In the proclamation, Morrisey said West Virginia has lost a man who devoted much of his life to serving the state and its people; Rockefeller's public-service career spanned nearly five decades, including two terms as governor and 30 years representing West Virginia in the U.S. Senate, and his service deserves respect and gratitude. Morrisey extended his deepest condolences to Rockefeller's wife Sharon, their children and the Rockefeller family. Rockefeller first came to West Virginia in 1964 as an anti-poverty volunteer, then served as a state delegate, secretary of state and president of West Virginia Wesleyan College before being elected the state's 29th governor in 1976 and reelected in 1980; in the Senate he championed healthcare for children and coal miners, mine safety, veterans' benefits and economic development. The state said all state-owned facilities must observe the half-staff order, with flags restored at sunrise on November 13.
Source: Office of the Governor of West Virginia
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Photo: 图：查尔斯顿西弗吉尼亚州议会大厦。Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0。 / Photo: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston. Via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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