Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that Washington state and U.S. flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Thursday, Aug. 5, in memory of U. S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jarod Newlove, 25, of Renton, who died from wounds sustained from an incident in Logar Province, Afghanistan, on July 23.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Thursday (especially for those agencies on furlough on Friday), or first thing Friday morning, Aug. 6.
Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Tuesday, Aug. 3, in memory of U. S. Army First Lieutenant Robert N. Bennedsen, 25, of Vashon Island, who died July 18 in Afghanistan, of injuries he sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Tuesday, or first thing Wednesday morning, Aug. 4.
Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.
Governor Christine Gregoire has directed that Washington state and United States flags at all state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Tuesday, June 29, in memory of U. S. Marine Corps Cpl. Joshua R. Dumaw, 23, of Spokane Valley, who died June 22 while supporting combat operations in Nimruz Province in Afghanistan.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Tuesday, or first thing Wednesday morning, June 30.
Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.
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Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Tuesday, May 11, in memory of U. S. Army Master Sgt. Mark W. Coleman, 40, of Yelm, who died May 2 in Afghanistan of injuries he sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Tuesday or first thing Wednesday morning, May 12.
In response to a proclamation from President Obama, Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Thursday, April 29, in memory of Dorothy Height, a founding matriarch of the American civil rights movement. She died April 27 at age 98.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Thursday, April 29, or first thing Friday morning. Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Thursday, April 15, in memory of U. S. Army Specialist Joseph T. Caron, 21, of Tacoma, who died April 11 in Afghanistan of injuries he sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Thursday or first thing Friday morning, April 16.
Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.
Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Monday, April 5, in memory of U. S. Army Private First Class James L. Miller, who died March 29 in Afghanistan of injuries he sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. The 21-year-old was born in Alaska but had most recently lived in Yakima prior to enlisting in the Army.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Monday, April 5, or first thing Tuesday morning, April 6.
Gov. Christine Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff on Monday, March 22, in memory of U.S. Army Private First Class Erin L. McLyman, who died March 13 of injuries she suffered during a mortar attack in Iraq.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Monday or first thing Tuesday morning, March 23.
Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.
Wendy Bohlke, senior counsel in the Office of the Attorney General at Western Washington University, has released the following information regarding permissible and impermissible activities for WWU faculty and staff during the legislative season.
Legally permissible activities for faculty and staff:
Governor Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington State agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Monday, Jan. 11, in memory of Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy John Bernard, who died on duty Jan. 3 from injuries sustained in a car accident.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Monday, or first thing Tuesday morning.
A public memorial service is scheduled for noon on Monday, Jan. 11, at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags be lowered to half-staff in memory of Pierce County Deputy Kent Mundell, who died Monday from wounds suffered in a Dec. 21 shooting outside Eatonville south of Tacoma.
Flags should remain at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, Jan. 5, or first thing Wednesday morning, Jan. 6.
On Nov. 16, a power outage caused Western Washington University to be suspended from 8 a.m. to noon. Due to the delay of notification, employees will not be required to make up time or report leave.
If any make-up hours have been completed, supervisors are encouraged to coordinate with employees for early release or late arrival for those hours. Employees (or those who perform departmental time entry) should report actual hours worked in the positive time reporting section as they do now.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Monday, Dec. 7, for National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day.
Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day was created by Congress in 1994 in honor of those Americans killed, missing or injured as a result of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that Washington state and U.S. flags at all Washington state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff in memory of Lakewood Police Officer Ronald Owens, a former member of the Washington State Patrol, and his three colleagues, Officer Greg Richards, Officer Tina Griswold and Sgt. Mark Renninger, all of whom were killed on Sunday.
Officer Owens served with the Washington State Patrol from 1997 to 2004.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business on Tuesday, Dec. 8, or first thing Wednesday morning, Dec. 9.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Tuesday, Dec. 1, in memory of U. S. Army Staff Sgt. John J. Cleaver, 36, of Marysville, who died Nov. 19 in Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when a suicide bomber attacked his unit.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Tuesday, or first thing Wednesday morning.
Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.
Governor Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington State agency facilities be lowered to half-staff Monday, Nov. 23, in memory of Neal Richards, a Washington State Department of Transportation employee, who died today after being hit by a falling tree limb while working to clear a slide on US 101 near Indian Hill east of Port Angeles.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Monday, or first thing Tuesday morning.
Other government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this recognition.
Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington state agency buildings be lowered to half-staff Thursday, Nov. 12, in memory of U.S. Army Specialist Aaron S. Aamot of Custer. Aamot was killed last week in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device detonated near his military vehicle.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Thursday, or first thing Friday morning, Nov. 13.
Election Day in Washington state is Nov. 3, 2009. Wendy Bohlke, Western Washington University's senior counsel in the Office of the Attorney General, has provided the following information regarding the parameters in place for faculty and staff members during this election season:
Legally permissible activities for faculty and staff
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire has directed that flags at all Washington state agency facilities be lowered to half-staff
Wednesday, Nov. 4, in memory of U. S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Three Niall D. Lyons, 40, of Spokane, who died this week in Afghanistan of injuries sustained when his helicopter crashed.
Flags should remain at half-staff until close of business Wednesday, or first thing Thursday morning, Nov. 6.
