Honoring Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar
Dec 15th through (to be determined).
Today, Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered all flags in Iowa to fly at half-staff effectively immediately until sunset on the final day of interment in honor and remembrance of Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard, 29, of Marshalltown, Iowa, and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, Iowa. Both were members of the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment. The two Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers were killed in an enemy attack Saturday, December 13, 2025, in Palmyra, Syria.
Honoring Firefighter Michael Ryan
Dec 20th through (to be determined).
Governor Kathy Hochul today directed flags on all State government buildings be lowered on Saturday, December 20 from sunrise to sunset in honor of Michael Ryan, firefighter and commissioner for the Phoenicia Fire District who died in the line-of-duty on December 13, 2025 while responding to a report of an injured hiker. “With a distinguished career in the military, as a member of law enforcement and as a firefighter, Commissioner Michael Ryan spent more than four decades as a public servant working selflessly to protect others,” Governor Hochul said. “I extend my deepest condolences to Michael’s loved ones and colleagues as they remember his life and legacy. His unwavering dedication to service will not be forgotten.”
Honoring Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar
Dec 15th through (to be determined).
In honor and remembrance of Iowa National Guard soldiers Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, killed in an enemy attack in Palmyra, Syria while serving with the 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment
Remembrance of Recent Tragedies
GOVERNOR GREEN ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED IN REMEMBRANCE
OF BROWN UNIVERSITY AND BONDI BEACH TRAGEDIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 16, 2025
HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag be flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol, all state offices and agencies, and all Hawaiʻi National Guard facilities to honor the victims of the tragic shooting at Brown University and the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia.
Flags shall be lowered immediately and remain at half-staff through sunset on Friday, December 19.
“The people of Hawaiʻi stand with the communities at Brown University and in Sydney as they grieve these devastating losses,” said Governor Green. “Lowering our flags is a gesture of shared sorrow and resolve — a moment to honor every life taken, support the families forever changed and call for an end to the senseless violence that continues to wound our global community.”
Honoring Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar
Dec 15th through (to be determined).
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Honoring Gerald McCormick
By order of the Governor, flags at the State Capitol shall be flown at half-staff effective from sunrise on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 until sunset on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 in memory of former State Representative Gerald McCormick who passed away on December 11, 2025 at the age of 63. Representative McCormick served as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives from 2004 until 2018 and as Majority Leader starting in 2011.
Honoring Ella Cook
TO: Alabama State Agencies
FROM: Governor Kay Ivey
DATE: Monday, December 15, 2025
RE: Flags Lowered in Memory of Shooting Victim Ella Cook of Alabama
I hereby authorize flags be flown at half-staff effective immediately on the grounds of the Alabama State Capitol Complex in Montgomery and throughout the state of Alabama until sunset, Friday, December 19, 2025, in memory of Ella Cook of Mountain Brook who lost her life at the hands of a shooter at Brown University.
On Saturday evening, December 13, 2025, two students were murdered and many more were injured during a shooting on the campus of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Among those who lost their lives was Alabama native Ella Cook, a 19-year-old Brown University sophomore from Mountain Brook. She was much beloved in her community, her church and among her classmates at Brown University. Her pastor, Rev. Craig Smalley of Cathedral Church of the Advent in Birmingham observed, “She was an incredible, grounded, faithful bright light… Not only here, growing up here at the Advent and myriad ways in which she served faithfully and the ways she encouraged and lifted up those around her, but at Brown University, she was an incredible light in that particular place as well.” As all of Alabama wraps our arms around Ella’s family in prayer, I also join in mourning her loss.
Accordingly, I direct all flags on the grounds of the State Capitol Complex in Montgomery and throughout the state of Alabama may be flown at half-staff effective immediately until sunset, Friday, December 19, 2025, in memory of Ella Cook of Mountain Brook.
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Honoring Brown University Shooting Victims
Governor McKee Directs Flags to Half-Staff
to Honor of the Victims of Brown University Shooting
December 14, 2025 – undetermined
PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee has ordered Rhode Island flags at all state buildings and facilities to be lowered to half-staff as a mark of solemn respect for the victims of the tragic shooting at Brown University.
“My heart is with the victims, the families, the Brown University community, and the brave law enforcement officials who responded to this horrific attack,” said Governor Dan McKee. “In the face of tragedy, Rhode Island will do what we do best: come together with compassion and resolve to support one another.”
Governor McKee also asks Rhode Islanders to lower their flags as a sign of respect.
Honoring Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard and Sgt. Edgar Brian Torrestovar
Dec 15th through the final day of interment (undetermined)
Honoring Former Representative Billie Ray “Bill” McCreary
TOPEKA – Today, in accordance with Executive Order #20-30, Governor Laura Kelly ordered flags throughout Harper and Sumner counties be flown at half-staff from sunup to sundown on Saturday, December 13, 2025, to honor the passing of former State Representative Billie Ray “Bill” McCreary.
“Former Representative McCreary’s storied legacy is that of a dedicated public servant,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “He chose to serve his community, state, and country in every role he held throughout his life – as a paratrooper and Staff Sergeant in the military, an entrepreneur, a grocer, and finally, a legislator. My condolences go out to his loved ones during this difficult time.”
Source: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/KSOG/bulletins/3ff6ccb