Flag
Lowering - 11/4/17 (CWO Jacob Sims)
Governor
Inslee is deeply saddened by the death of Chief Warrant Officer Jacob M. Sims,
36, and directs that Washington State and United States flags at all state
agency facilities be lowered to half-staff in his memory on Saturday,
November 4, 2017. CWO Sims died of injuries he sustained in a helicopter
crash in eastern Afghanistan on October 27, 2017.
The
Governor's Office has no objection to agencies lowering the flags at the
close of business on Friday, November 3, 2017. Flags should remain at half-staff
until close of business or sunset on November 4, 2017, or first thing Monday
morning, November 6.
Please
notify your staff and all of your field offices and facilities around the
state.
Other
government entities, citizens and businesses are encouraged to join this
recognition.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday,
November 4, 2017, at 1:00 pm at the Mountain View Funeral Home, 4100 Steilacoom
Blvd. SW, Lakewood, Washington.
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