The Berwyn Park District has received numerous inquiries as to why the flags are being flown at half staff. The Illinois Flag Display Act which covers municipalities requires under directive of the Governor of Illinois that all U.S. and State of Illinois flags are to be flown at half staff upon the death of a resident soldier killed by hostile fire, and the line of duty deaths of Illinois police officers and fireman.
The Berwyn Park District receives an email based notice from the State of Illinois when this occurs.
It is sad that there have been a number of official notices lately honoring our fallen heroes. I have included a copy of the applicable statute for reference.
Respectfully,
Jeff Janda, CPRP
Executive Director
GENERAL PROVISIONS
(5 ILCS 465/) Flag Display Act.
(5 ILCS 465/0.01) (from Ch. 1, par. 3300)
Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Flag Display Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)
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(5 ILCS 465/3b) (from Ch. 1, par. 3305)
Sec. 3b. In addition to the buildings and grounds described in this Act in and upon which the United States national flag shall be displayed, a flag shall also be displayed and flown each day of the week from each city or village hall and village square, and at the principal entrance to all supervised public parks.
(Source: Laws 1967, p. 2052.)
(5 ILCS 465/10)
Sec. 10. Death of resident military member, law enforcement officer, or firefighter.
(a) The Governor shall issue an official notice to fly the following flags at half‑staff upon the death of a resident of this State killed (i) by hostile fire as a member of the United States armed forces, (ii) in the line of duty as a law enforcement officer, or (iii) in the line of duty as a firefighter: the United States national flag, the State flag of Illinois, and, in the case of the death of the member of the United States armed forces, the appropriate military flag as defined in subsection (b) of Section 18.6 of the Condominium Property Act. Upon the Governor's notice, each person or entity required by this Act to ensure the display of the United States national flag on a flagstaff shall ensure that the flags described in the notice are displayed at half‑staff on the day designated for the resident's funeral and the 2 days preceding that day.
(b) The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall notify the Governor of the death by hostile fire of an Illinois resident member of the United States armed forces. The Department of State Police shall notify the Governor of the death in the line of duty of an Illinois resident law enforcement officer. The Office of the State Fire Marshal shall notify the Governor of the death in the line of duty of an Illinois resident firefighter. Notice to the Governor shall include at least the resident's name and Illinois address, the date designated for the funeral, and the circumstances of the death.
(c) For the purpose of this Section, the United States armed forces includes: (i) the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard; (ii) any reserve component of each of the forces listed in item (i); and (iii) the National Guard.
(d) Nothing in this Section requires the removal or relocation of any existing flags currently displayed in the State. This Section does not apply to a State facility if the requirements of this Section cannot be satisfied without a physical modification to that facility.
(Source: P.A. 95‑596, eff. 9‑11‑07; 96‑436, eff. 8‑14‑09.)
Who are the notices for? That would be good to know, considering we are supposed to be honoring them. :(
Quote from: OakParkSpartan on October 08, 2010, 03:07:09 PM
Who are the notices for? That would be good to know, considering we are supposed to be honoring them. :(
Spc. Canon J. Fodder
and
Ens. Hugo B. Expendable
Watcher:
Not funny. Anything that even smacks of making fun of our war dead is out of line. Disagree all you want about the war and what's going on, but once these kids have given their life, honor them, or shut the fuck up about it.
Jeff - if you or someone on your staff can post here the names of the resident soldiers when you receive the notice to fly at half staff, it would be greatly appreciated. It is just one more way to keep these soldiers and their sacrifices front of mind.
It would help us honor them. Thank you - Vicki
what Duke said times 100.
For the benefit of all I have cut and pasted the notices. I will endeavor to enter their names here, one can also sign up to be notified at the web address listed in the release below.
These fallen heroes haven given all for us. Let us not forget that.
Respectfully,
Jeff Janda
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 7, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Sunday, October 10, 2010 until Sunset, Tuesday, October 12, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Sergeant Mark A. Simpson
United States Army
Hometown: Peoria, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Sunday, October 10, 2010 until
Sunset, Tuesday, October 12, 2010
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 6, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Friday, October 8, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Assistant Fire Chief Thomas Innes
Hindsboro Community Fire District
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Friday, October 8, 2010
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 5, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Thursday, October 7, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Officer Samuel Vargas
Cicero Police Department
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Thursday, October 7, 2010
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
Quote from: watcher on October 08, 2010, 03:16:48 PM
Quote from: OakParkSpartan on October 08, 2010, 03:07:09 PM
Who are the notices for? That would be good to know, considering we are supposed to be honoring them. :(
Spc. Canon J. Fodder
and
Ens. Hugo B. Expendable
Wow - it's nice to know your true feelings about our soldiers. Whether or not you agree with our government and their mission the soldiers who fight and put their lives on the line each and every day deserve much more than that - especially the dead ones.
I'm with Mrs. N., on this one too! Watcher, what in the world possessed you?
Quote from: watcher on October 08, 2010, 03:16:48 PM
Spc. Canon J. Fodder
and
Ens. Hugo B. Expendable
Hey scum bag, on behalf of myself, my fellow vets and the entire United States military why don't you go f__k yourself...
Staff Seargent Robert J. Miller of Wheaton just received the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously so I would think that especially now we should be thinking of all the veterans who layed down their life for this country. My dad, who served in WWII, always kept a picture of him and "the guys" who served with him in the war. As he got older we asked him why he still hung onto that picture. Even when he was in his last years and moved here in Berwyn he made sure we put up that picture. He said there were so many young guys his age (18 and 19) who were killed and they probably never married or had any kids. He said it was because he wanted to make sure they were not forgotten. On his deathbed when he suffered greatly, he thought of them and said how lucky he was to have lived such a long life. He died at 72.
These notifications are (as you see) also regarding fallen police officers and fire fighters - most recently is Sam Vargas, Cicero police. Great young man - left behind a wife and three little girls. http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Samuel-Vargas&lc=7156&mid=4399035 (http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=Samuel-Vargas&lc=7156&mid=4399035)
Thanks, Jeff, for letting us all know about the link to this information. Let us not forget those who work to keep us safe and protect our liberty.
Quote from: dukesdad on October 08, 2010, 03:45:15 PM
Watcher:
Not funny. Anything that even smacks of making fun of our war dead is out of line. Disagree all you want about the war and what's going on, but once these kids have given their life, honor them, or shut the fuck up about it.
Any other Gold Star relatives in the general vicinity?
If not, then be extremely careful who you tell to shut up.
Quote from: watcher on October 08, 2010, 08:37:23 PM
Quote from: dukesdad on October 08, 2010, 03:45:15 PM
Watcher:
Not funny. Anything that even smacks of making fun of our war dead is out of line. Disagree all you want about the war and what's going on, but once these kids have given their life, honor them, or shut the fuck up about it.
Any other Gold Star relatives in the general vicinity?
If not, then be extremely careful who you tell to shut up.
Do you have one? If so. please let us know.
Quote from: watcher on October 08, 2010, 08:37:23 PM
Any other Gold Star relatives in the general vicinity?
If not, then be extremely careful who you tell to shut up.
@ Watcher,
20th SFG (ABN), a recently returned Special Forces unit, has a few teams based here in Chicago...why don't you go tell them what you have said here. That's a meeting I'd pay to observe. I have attended multiple military funerals as a family member, veteran and Patriot Guard Rider. And you? You are the lowest form of unpatriotic despicable scum because of what you've written here. Next time you wonder about your right to spew your hate you'd better remember those that fought and died to protect your right to do so. They are our true heroes. You? You rate the title of scumbag...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 13, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Thursday, October 14, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Senior Airman Daniel J. Johnson
United States Air Force
Hometown: Schiller Park, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Thursday, October 14, 2010
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
Information from: http://militarytimes.com/valor/air-force-senior-airman-daniel-j-johnson/4863711/
Air Force Senior Airman Daniel J. Johnson
Died October 05, 2010 serving during Operation Enduring Freedom
23, of Schiller Park, Ill.; assigned to 30th Civil Engineer Squadron, Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.; died Oct. 5 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
EOD airman dies in Afghanistan
By Jill Laster
Staff writer
An explosive ordnance disposal airman died Tuesday after insurgents in Afghanistan attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
Senior Airman Daniel J. Johnson was conducting an explosive ordnance operation west of Kandahar when his unit was attacked. Tech. Sgt. Daniel Butler suffered injuries from the blast, according to the Defense Department.
Both men were serving as members of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Lt. Ann Blodzinski, a spokeswoman at Vandenberg, declined to comment on Butler's condition.
Johnson, of Schiller Park, Ill., joined the Air Force about a year after graduating from Monona Grove High School in Wisconsin. He was on his second tour in Afghanistan and is the 30th Space Wing's first active-duty airman killed since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began, Blodzinski said.
He had completed less than a month of a planned six-month deployment.
Johnson talked about the dangers of his job in a March interview with California television station KSBY.
"You work on an IED or something like that, and you know there's hostile forces around you, you must be crazy to do what you do," Johnson said. "I never really thought about it. It just seemed like a cool job."
A memorial service at Vandenberg remained in the planning stages Thursday. Col. Richard Boltz, commander of the 30th Space Wing commander, said in a news release that "the loss of one of our own deeply affects us all."
"Team Vandenberg is pulling together closely to be there for the Johnson and Butler families and for each other," he said.
Paul Brost, principal of Monona Grove High School, told the Wisconsin State Journal that Johnson graduated from the school in 2005 after four years as a good student and three-sport athlete.
Brost said Johnson was on the football, swimming and track teams. He also was editor of the school yearbook and worked on the student newspaper.
Friends said Johnson got married in June.
Johnson was the fifth airman to die in the war zones since Sept. 15:
* Senior Airman Mark A. Forester, 29, died Sept. 29 while conducting combat operations in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province. He was assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
* Senior Airman Michael J. Buras, 23, died Sept. 21 as the result of an improvised explosive device detonation in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
* Senior Airman Daniel R. Sanchez, 23, died Sept. 16 while conducting combat operations in the Afghanistan's Oruzgan province. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla.
* Senior Airman James A. Hansen, 25, died Sept. 15 of wounds suffered during a controlled detonation at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 46th Operations Support Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 18, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Tuesday, October 19, 2010 until Sunset, Thursday, October 21, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Lance Corporal John T. Sparks
United States Marine Corps
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Tuesday, October 19, 2010 until
Sunset, Thursday, October 21, 2010
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
Information taken from: http://www.dvidshub.net/news/58267/3rd-battalion-5th-marine-regiment-memorializes-fallen-marine
3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment memorializes fallen Marine
1st Marine Division
Story by Cpl. Daniel Blatter
Marines and sailors from 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 2, in Sangin, paused to honor Lance Cpl. John T. Sparks. Sparks, 23, a machine gunner with Weapons Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines was killed in action, Oct. 8.
"It is my personal and professional honor to be a part of this memorial service and to pay tribute to Lance Cpl. John Sparks' life and his sacrifice," said Lt. Col. Jason Morris, the commanding officer of 3/5. "I give thanks every day that I had the opportunity to serve with and lead a man such as John, a man that gave his last full measure defending his nation against its enemies."
Sparks attended Paul Robeson High School in Chicago, where he played football and wrestled. Upon graduation, Sparks attended Westwood College where he received an associate's degree in criminal justice. Sparks enlisted in the Marine Corps in Feb. 2008.
Sparks was assigned to India Company, 3/5 in Sept. 2008, and was currently on his second deployment.
"He was a physically tough and mentally focused Marine who never quit. He was a mentor, friend and leader within India Company," said Capt. Christopher Esrey, the company commander for India Company. "India Company is shaken by his loss, but we will carry out our mission in his name. Sparks will be greatly missed as a fellow Marine, a friend and a brother. His sacrifice will never be forgotten."
Nearly every Marine in Sangin attended the memorial and paid their respects to their fallen brother.
"My friend is gone and it seems that no matter what I do, the pain in my heart won't go away," said Cpl. Jeffery Holsey, a machine gun team leader and roommate of Sparks. "John had the best qualities a person could ask for. He was always laughing and always smiling. He never let the troubles of the world get him down."
Holsey laughed and cried as he remembered and talked of the old days with Sparks.
"Sparks loved machine guns," said Holsey. "He would always say that 'Everyone wants to be a machine gunner until it is time to be a machine gunner, because the hurt we carried separated the men from the boys.'"
The short, quiet ceremony was marked by Bible verses and prayers honoring Sparks. Final Roll was called three times for Lance Cpl. John T. Sparks only to be answered by silence. Taps followed in a final farewell.
"I would like to thank Mrs. Lenora Sparks for raising and nurturing such an extraordinary man, brother, and son," said Esrey. "Without his family at home, his second family, here in India Company, 3/5, would have never been blessed with his presence."
As the ceremony came to an end, the Marines remembered Sparks for who he was.
"He always carried his weight and when others couldn't, John would pick up their slack," said Holsey. "He was a selfless person. He always gave everything and never asked for anything in return.
"I love you and will miss you John Sparks."
Sparks awards include the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, National Defense Service medal and the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary medal.
Sparks leaves behind his mother, Lenora.
Someone should tell City Hall that they have to lower the city and state flag as well. The U.S. flag along 26th Street is lowered but the others are still at the top. Can't fly any flag higher than the U.S. flag.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 22, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Saturday, October 23, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Lance Corporal Alec E. Catherwood
United States Marine Corps
Hometown: Byron, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Saturday, October 23, 2010
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Thursday, November 4, 2010 until Sunset, Saturday, November 6, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Firefighter Gary L. Cummins
of the Brocton Fire Protection District
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Thursday, November 4, 2010 until:
Sunset, Saturday, November 6, 2010
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Monday, November 8, 2010 until Sunset, Wednesday, November 10, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Private First Class Andrew N. Meari
United States Army
Hometown: Plainfield, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Monday, November 8, 2010 until
Sunset, Wednesday, November 10, 2010
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
Link to story online: http://heraldnews.suntimes.com/news/2232889-418/meari-williams-plainfield-afghanistan-army.html?print=true
Family mourns Plainfield man killed in Afghanistan
By Tony Graf
tgraf@stmedianetwork.com
Last Modified: Nov 4, 2010 05:22PM
PLAINFIELD — Serving in Afghanistan, Army Pfc. Andrew N. Meari kept a photograph of his grandfather, a picture taken while the elder was serving with the Army in the Korean War.
Meari carried the picture in his wallet. He bore a striking resemblance to the young private of 50-plus years ago.
"That was something he was proud to carry," Meari's uncle said Wednesday.
Meari, 21, of Plainfield, was killed Monday in Kandahar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device, the Department of Defense announced.
Meari is the son of Denise Meehan, of Plainfield, and Mahmoud Meari, of Grafton, Wis. Meari attended Plainfield South High School and Drauden Point Middle School, said his uncle, Todd Williams, of Chicago, a family spokesman.
Meari is remembered as an outgoing young man, a bright student, and a hero.
Meari's awards and decorations include: National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and Combat Infantry Badge.
Soldier's youth
Meari was born Sept. 14, 1989, in Chicago. His mother moved to Plainfield when she remarried, Williams said.
As a small boy, Meari loved to play with the Tonka trucks that Williams bought for him.
"That was the thing I always did for him. I would always give him trucks for his birthday or Christmas. He had a whole fleet of those," Williams said.
"He was outgoing, friendly, a big jokester," Williams said of Meari. "He loved to joke around, loved to tease. That's big in our family. He was very protective of his cousins and his family."
Meari was a bright student who often was ahead of the challenges that his school could provide for him, Williams said.
"He had a lot of potential," Williams said. "He found his niche in the military. He loved being a soldier, and he loved doing what he was doing."
Meari attended Plainfield South, but graduated high school in Wisconsin.
He joined the Army in October 2008 and arrived at Fort Campbell, Ky., in February 2009, according to the fort's website.
Duty in Afghanistan
Meari was deployed to Afghanistan with the Army in May, Williams said.
During his leave in August, he was able to return home to see his mother in Plainfield, his uncle in Chicago and other relatives.
"That was the last time we saw him," Williams said. "It was great to see him. Thank God we got to see him when we did."
At the time of his death, Meari was assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), out of Fort Campbell.
On Monday, Meari's unit was attacked with a vehicle-borne explosive device in the Zhari district, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
"He died a hero," Williams said. "He is going to be missed — he and the other soldier who was killed. They were good friends. They had a pretty tight unit."
Also killed in the attack was Spc. Jonathan Curtis, 24, of Belmont, Mass.
Meari is survived by his father and mother; two brothers, Ethan and Andrew; and a sister, Jenna.
Williams said of Meari: "He did something that a lot of people can't do or won't do. His commanding officer spoke glowingly of Andrew and Jonathan. He was well-loved by his family as well as the soldiers he worked with. He died defending his country. That's the ultimate sacrifice. God bless him."
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 10, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Saturday, November 13, 2010 until Sunset, Monday, November 15, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Corporal James Chad Young
United States Army
Hometown: Rochester, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Saturday, November 13, 2010 until
Sunset, Monday, November 15, 2010
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 12, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Saturday, November 13, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Staff Sergeant Jordan B. Emrick
United States Marine Corps
Hometown: Hoyleton, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Saturday, November 13, 2010
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
Tears, salutes as hundreds turn out for return of soldier's body
By AMANDA REAVY (amanda.reavy@sj-r.com)
THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER
Posted Nov 11, 2010 @ 09:23 AM
Last update Nov 12, 2010 @ 05:39 AM
The purpose of Veterans Day was perhaps never more apparent to the place U.S. Army Cpl. Chad Young called home than when his body arrived at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport Thursday morning.
Hundreds of people lined the roughly 14-mile route between the airport and a Chatham funeral home to honor the 25-year-old soldier's service and to support his family.
Young, who lived in Rochester and attended Ball-Chatham schools, was killed by an improvised explosive device while serving in Kandahar, Afghanistan, with the Army's 863rd Engineer Battalion. It was his second deployment to Afghanistan.
His body arrived via charter jet about 9 a.m. to an emotional scene at the 183rd Fighter Wing's facilities at the airport.
More than 30 relatives, some holding flags, others clutching tissues, gathered on the tarmac with members of the military, local firefighters and more than 100 Illinois Patriot Guard Riders standing by.
Young's parents, Brett and Jerry Young, and siblings Katie Robbins and Steven Baptist embraced before Young's flag-draped coffin was unloaded from the jet and carried by an Illinois Army National Guard Honor Guard into the back of a white hearse.
The tarmac was almost silent, except for relatives' sobs and the drone of airport vehicles in the distance.
A motorcade made up of dozens of law-enforcement vehicles with sirens left the airport grounds about 9:20 a.m. and onto J. David Jones Parkway for the journey to Staab Polk Memorial Home on Illinois 4 on the south side of Chatham.
Many people held flags along the side of the road as the procession passed. Others stood outside their vehicles, saluting or holding their hands over their hearts.
Among them was Amanda Trigg of Williamsville, a staff sergeant in the Illinois Army National Guard, who stood near the airport entrance with her four children, ranging in age from 2 to 11.
She didn't know Young, but said she was moved by his homecoming.
"I just felt, with it being Veterans Day, that my kids need to understand the price our service members have to pay," Trigg said while wiping away tears. "I told them that there was a veteran coming home who was killed in the line of duty, and he gave his life to make sure that we were all safe."
Trigg said she has several friends who have been overseas, are preparing to go or are in combat zones now, and Young's death illustrates the dangers they face.
"It just reminds you everyday that there's always that chance," she said.
Bob and Loni Bastas were farther south alongside Veterans Parkway.
"We didn't know him, but we came out to share our support, and we just wanted the family know that they're in our prayers," Loni Bastas said.
Keeley Emerson of Divernon and her son Stephen were among those at Chatham Community Park when the procession passed.
"(Stephen's) dad's a veteran," Emerson said. "I think about his sacrifice and what he did."
Young also was honored with a salute during the Chatham Veterans Day ceremony on the village square.
Our Towns-Chatham reporters Kevin Tremain and Jennifer Pointer contributed to this report. Amanda Reavy can be reached at 788-1525.
Services
U.S. Army Cpl. Chad Young's visitation and funeral service will take place at Staab Polk Memorial Home, 8855 Illinois 4 on the south side of Chatham.
Visitation is scheduled for 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday. The funeral will take place at 10 a.m. Monday.
The funeral procession will start about noon and will travel north on Illinois 4, east on Jefferson Street and then continue east on Clear Lake Avenue to Camp Butler National Cemetery near Riverton, where Young will be buried withmilitary honors.
Funeral home director Paula Staab Polk said plans are in the works to broadcast Young's funeral to his fellow servicemen and women in Afghanistan.
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Streets Lined As Jordan Emrick's Body Is Returned to Hoyleton; Preparations Begin to Counter Westboro Baptist Church Protest at Funeral 11/12/10 @ 12:58:43 pm
The Washington County route that brought 26-year-old Marine Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick home to rest was filled with people saluting or waiving American flags as the procession passed. American flags lined Illinois Route 177 headed into Hoyleton where the procession ended at the Styninger Funeral Home. Emrick died last Friday by a roadside bomb.
The procession that started at MidAmerican Airport included a large number of emergency vehicles, friends, family, and several hundred members of the Freedom Riders. Emrick was a six year veteran of the Marines, joining shortly after graduating from Nashville High School. Visitation will be held at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hoyleton after four Friday, with funeral services at the church at eleven Saturday morning.
Meanwhile, word that the controversial Westboro Baptist Church would have protestors at the funeral has stirred up more emotions. 230 Patriot Guard riders plan to be in place to drown out the protestors. Norrenberns Truck Service also plans to park two Marine decal trailers in an effort to prevent the family of the fallen Marine from seeing or hearing the protestors.
One of those assisting in the effort, Ashley Community Fire Protection District Captain Joshua Hughey, notes while freedom of speech is protected by the Constitution and defended by the soldiers of the military, a funeral is an inappropriate place to voice opinions. Hughey feels family and friends of the deceased should be afforded the right to a private ceremony, and should be allowed to pay their respects without the distraction of others.
The Westboro Baptist Church on its website 'God Hates Fags' says it will picket the funeral from 10:15 to eleven Saturday morning to remind the nation that God himself is striking down the young men of this nation in their prime due to all the proud, unrepentant sinning of Doomed America.
Too bad some deranged person wouldn't gun all them down to go meet their maker.
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November 16, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Thursday, November 18, 2010 until Sunset, Saturday, November 20, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Lance Corporal James B. Stack
United States Marine Corps
Hometown: Arlington Heights, Illinois
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Article source: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101116/news/711179749/
Fallen Marine remembered as father and husband
by Deborah Donovan
After losing "an amazing father and amazing husband more than I could ever ask for," Katie Stack says her year-old daughter, Mikayla, is her whole life.
The 19-year-old will bury her husband, Lance Cpl. James Stack, 20, Saturday. The Marine was shot and killed last week after being deployed in Afghanistan only a month.
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Katie, who like her husband is from Arlington Heights, talked Tuesday in her mother's north Arlington Heights townhouse about the short years she had with James Stack.
They met when the 16-year-old Katie transferred as a junior from Prospect High School to Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights. James' parents taught him at home, but he was on the academy's track team, where both he and Katie were high jumpers.
James wrote Katie notes and gave her yellow roses. "I love the color yellow and I don't like red," she said.
When Mikayla came along, James' love for his daughter was obvious, said Katie.
"I would be cleaning or something and see them playing. I could see how much he loved her, and she absolutely adored him."
And Katie felt that love from James, too.
"He always took care of me. I had some medical problems. He was there by my side the entire time. He never left my side. It was amazing."
While the couple was very active running, walking or swimming together and even wrestling with each other, they did have favorite movies and video games.
A character in the Transformer movies inspired the name of their daughter, Mikayla.
And the video games were "Call of Duty," military shooting games.
"We would sit and down and play it," she said. "That was our thing. I'm one of the very few women who would play that game." The young wife insists she held her own with the Marine.
"We are both very competitive," she said.
When James left for Afghanistan, he didn't want to talk about the worst happening, saying she shouldn't worry, and he would come home.
"I made him talk about it," said Katie. "I sat him down and said 'It's war. Anything can happen, you know.' We told each other that we loved each other. No matter what happens we are never going to be apart. He's always going to be with me."
And that's how she gets through these horrible days: "I talk to him, tell him I love him, and I pray. Mikayla keeps me going. Just looking at her I know he lives within her. She's my world now. She's what I live for."
Another thing that helps is the Marine family.
While the men James fought with are still in Afghanistan, 10 Marine friends will be pallbearers. A special friend, Lance Cpl. Ryan Madura of Camp Pendleton in California, will escort the body. And 10 others, mostly wives and sweethearts of Marines, will come to be with Katie.
Katie and James are among the youngest couples in their circle, yet she is the first to lose her spouse.
"Those boys over there really need prayers and whatever else they can get," Stack says. "We're all getting through it together as a family. I really want people to know that he's a Christian and saved, and I can't wait to reunite with him in Heaven."
James called her on a satellite phone two nights before he was killed, and Katie has received at least 20 letters and knows more are on the way. She got three the day she was told James had died.
His message was, "basically that he loves us and can't wait to come home to us."
"It helps that he's a hero. He's mine and Mikayla's hero forever."
James Stack was a rifleman in India Company 3/5 Marines in the 1st division. They were serving in Sangin in Helmand province, considered one of the most violent places in Afghanistan, according to The Associated Press.
"He liked being a Marine, but did not like how much time he was away from his family," she said.
"He liked being a hero to me and my daughter. I was very proud of him. He liked that he was actually doing something in the world for America."
James Stack's mother, Linda, said she and her husband, Robert, share memories when they can't sleep at night.
"Katie and Mikayla are such a welcome addition to this tight family," said Linda. Katie considers James' 16-year-old sister, Megan, her own sister.
His mother said James was the kind of young boy who would jump up from his Happy Meal at McDonald's to open the door for an elderly couple.
He wasn't the most dedicated student, she said, recalling how he'd try to distract Megan from her studies, and spend his studying time texting to Katie.
Linda Stack is grateful for the dignified ceremony when the Marines brought his body home to Dover Air Force Base and said it helped give her closure.
"I was looking up to the heavens with a silly smirk on my face," she said, knowing that the box contained only her son's body.
"I was looking up to the heavens where my Savior and my son are."
The elder Stacks pledge their love and support to Katie and Mikayla.
"I'm so proud of you," Linda said to Katie. "Thank you. Thank you for loving my son. He needed to know that people outside our little niche loved him as much as we did."
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November 29, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, December 1, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Police Officer Michael Flisk
Chicago Police Department
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Wednesday, December 1, 2010
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
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This is just horrible.
Link to website: http://www.odmp.org/officer/20573-police-officer-michael-r.-flisk
Police Officer Michael R. FliskChicago Police Department
Illinois
End of Watch: Friday, November 26, 2010
Biographical Info
Age: 46
Tour of Duty: 19 years, 10 months
Badge Number: 6962
Officer Michael Flisk was shot and killed while processing the scene of a vehicle burglary inside an alley garage at 1:30 pm in the 8100 block of South Burnham Avenue.
The burglary victim, a retired Chicago Housing Authority police officer, former Robbins police officer and US Army veteran, called police after discovering that his vehicle had been broken into and parts had been removed. Officer Flisk was at the scene collecting evidence when the suspect returned. He shot and killed Officer Flisk, then shot and killed the burglary victim, who was standing nearby.
A 19-year-old male on parole for robbery was arrested three days later and charged with two counts of murder. He was also charged with an unrelated shooting that took place in June. A second male was charged with obstruction of justice and unlawful possession of a firearm for hiding the murder weapon for the suspect.
Officer Flisk had served with the Chicago Police Department for nearly 20 years and was assigned to the Evidence Technician Team – South Unit. He is survived by his wife, daughter, three sons, two sisters, two brothers and parents. Both sisters and one of his brothers serve as officers with the Chicago Police Department.
Quote from: Vic0218 on November 30, 2010, 01:24:38 PM
This is just horrible.
It gets worse...
Cops: Parolee made sure cop, ex-officer were deadhttp://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/11/no-bail-for-parolee-in-deaths-of-cop-ex-cha-officer.htmlAfter he gunned down a Chicago police officer and a former public housing officer, Timothy Herring Jr. noticed one of them still moving, authorities say.
So the 19-year-old parolee went back to them as they lay in a Southeast Side alley and shot each in the head a second time, prosecutors disclosed today in court.
Police said Herring shot evidence technician Michael Flisk and former Chicago Housing Authority officer Stephen Peters because he did not want to be caught for burglarizing Peters' car and sent back to prison.
Herring was paroled earlier this year after serving half of a six-year prison sentence for the 2007 armed robbery of a liquor store.
Herring lives across the alley from a garage in the 8100 block of South Burnham Avenue where Peters kept his customized red Mustang GT.
Several months ago, Herring told a friend he wanted to "hit the victim for his sounds," meaning he wanted to steal the car's stereo equipment, prosecutors say.
Last Friday, Herring broke into the garage, stole the equipment and stashed it in two garbage cans near the garage, according to prosecutors.
Peters' mother said her son discovered the burglary and reported it to police, then he found the stereo parts in the trash cans.
Suspecting the burglar would return, Peters got a gun from his mother's house and went to the garage, his mother Laura Peters said. While in the alley, Flisk arrived to process the scene.
While the two talked, Herring approached and told Peters he knew who had stolen the parts, according to prosecutors. Peters replied it didn't matter because Flisk was able to recover fingerprints and they would lead to the burglar, prosecutors said.
Herring then walked away and "pulled out a gun and shot each victim in the head," prosecutors said.
Herring started carrying off the trash cans but "noticed one of the victims was still moving. [Herring] then went up to the victims and shot each one a second time in the head," prosecutors contend.
One of the prints recovered from inside one of the garbage cans was linked to Herring, prosecutors said. And four shell casings recovered from the scene were traced to a gun linked to Herring, they said.
Herring also admitted the shootings to other people, telling them he did not want to go back to prison, prosecutors said. Herring was on parole and on home-electronic monitoring. ???
Appearing in court today, Herring's hair was disheveled and unevenly cut, apparently from his alleged attempts to change his appearance after the shooting by hastily cutting off his braids.
He declined to say anything in court when given an opportunity by Judge Ramon Ocasio III, mumbling, "No, your honor." He was ordered held without bail.
Herring was brought into court under heavy security from Cook County sheriff's deputies. A half dozen Chicago police officers filled the chairs in the courtroom.
None of Herring's relatives attended the hearing.
Earlier today, Mayor Richard Daley said Herring should not have been paroled from prison. The mayor said people convicted of gun crimes should be ineligible for parole.
"Oh, I think so, definitely," Daley said at a news conference to discuss the city's winter weather preparedness. "Especially armed robbery with a gun, where a person is carrying a gun."
Daley has long pushed for tougher laws and sentencing for gun crimes.
"If they commit a crime with a gun, you'd better put some flags on that individual," the mayor said.
Daley said he hopes prosecutors pursue the death penalty if Herring is convicted.
-- Matt Walberg, John Byrne
Just juice him.
It was interesting on TV last night, usually when they interview the neighbors about one of these "kids" they say "he was a nice kid, wasn't in no gangs" etc, etc. Not this one, everyone basically said he was a shithead. It's a damn shame.
I hope they keep hell hot for this piece of maggot shit. I hope his mama is proud that she brought such a great contributor to society into this world.
He probably didn't have a mama. I thought they said he was arrested in his grandmothers home.
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December 3, 2010
Honoring State Representative Myers
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Saturday, December 4, 2010 until Sunset, Sunday, December 5, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
State Representative Richard P. "Rich" Myers
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Saturday, December 4, 2010 until
Sunset, Sunday, December 5, 2010
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article source: http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/Obituaries/x1817608885/State-Rep-Richard-Rich-P-Myers
State Rep. Richard "Rich" P. Myers
The McDonough County Voice
Posted Dec 02, 2010 @ 04:04 PM
State Representative Richard "Rich" P. Myers passed away peacefully with his wife and daughter by his side at 8:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, at McDonough District Hospital.
Rich served as state representative since 1995.
He was born Dec. 27, 1947, in Macomb, the son of John and Martha Myers. He married Christine Sims on Aug. 9, 1975, in North Henderson.
Rich and his wife, Chris, have a daughter, Alison and a son (deceased), Nicholas.
Rich graduated from Colchester High School in 1966, and earned a B.S. in Agronomy from Western Illinois University in 1973. He farmed the family farm for 29 years before becoming a full-time legislator. Rich served six years in the U.S. Army Reserves.
He was an active member and elder of the Scotland Trinity Presbyterian Church.
During his farming career, Rich was active in the Farm Bureau organization, serving in various capacities at the local, state, and national levels.
He served 12 years as a member of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Farm Bureau. During that time he represented the Illinois Farm Bureau on the Board of Directors of Interstate Producers Livestock Association, U.S. Meat Export Federation, and numerous other agriculture- related organizations.
Representative Myers served several years as minority spokesperson of the Appropriations-Higher Education Committee and was a strong advocate for increased funding for the state's public colleges and universities and for the state's community college system. He also served on the Agriculture and Conservation, Higher Education, State Government Administration, Elections and Campaign Reform, and Renewable Energy Committees.
Rich also served as a member of the Passenger Rail Caucus, a group of legislators advocating for continued and expanded Amtrak service throughout the state.
Representative Myers was co-chair of the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability, a bi-partisan legislative commission of members from both chambers. Their responsibilities include forecasting state revenue projections, oversight of employee insurance programs, and conducting hearings on proposed closure of state facilities.
Beyond Illinois, Representative Myers served as co-chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee of the Midwest Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments.
The Midwest Legislative Conference is a regional organization of legislators covering 11 mid-western states and three Canadian provinces.
Rich is survived by his wife, Chris; daughter, Alison; mother, Martha; brothers Donald (Sue) Myers and Charles (Ann) Myers and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his son, Nicholas; his father John and brother, Wendell, who died in infancy.
A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at the University Union Grand Ballroom on the Campus of Western Illinois University with burial to follow at Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Colchester.
Friends may view at the Jones Mortuary in Colchester, on Friday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. until 11 a.m.
The family will receive friends from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the Scotland Trinity Presbyterian Church, 14950 North 900th Road in Macomb.
Memorials can be made to Scotland Trinity Presbyterian Church, the McDonough District Hospital, and the Representative Rich Myers Agricultural Scholarship at Western Illinois University.
Services are being handled by Jones Mortuary and Dodsworth Piper Wallen Funeral Homes. To leave condolences visit online at jonesmortuaryfh or dodsworthfh.com.
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December 6, 2010
Honoring Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise until Sunset, Tuesday, December 7, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags from sunrise until sunset at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel on:
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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December 7, 2010
Governor Quinn Proclaims Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day; Orders Flags to Be Flown at Half-Staff
Administration Hosts Remembrance Ceremony in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD – December 7, 2010. Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed today as Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in honor and memory of the 69th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. In commemoration of the observance, Governor Quinn ordered United States and Illinois flags be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset today.
"December 7 is a day we come together as a nation to honor the bravery and service of the men and women who gave their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor," said Governor Quinn. "It is also a day to give thanks to the millions of Americans who fought in World War II and those who serve our country today."
The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA) hosted a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony at the Disabled American Veterans Hall - Chapter #15, 25 Club Area (Lake Springfield), in Springfield. The ceremony honored all Pearl Harbor survivors and paid tribute to the more than 2,400 Americans, including 50 servicemembers from Illinois, who lost their lives during the attack on the base. Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs Assistant Director Sergio Estrada led the tribute, which included a special wreath-laying ceremony by Illinois Pearl Harbor survivors and their families.
"As a result of the unexpected and tragic event that occurred on December 7, 1941, our nation was triggered to war and many brave Americans lost their lives," said IDVA Director Dan Grant. "By paying tribute to them today, we remember that they did not die in vain, and our nation is stronger for their sacrifice."
Assistant Director Estrada was joined by John Carrigan, board president of the World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial; Lynn Shindel, State Chair of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors; and guest speaker, Commander Shawn P. Murphy of the United States Transportation Command.
Governor Quinn's proclamation (PDF, 547 KB)
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January 3, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Tuesday, January 4, 2011 until Sunset, Thursday, January 6, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Lance Corporal Kenneth A. Corzine
United States Marine Corps
Hometown: Bethalto, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Tuesday, January 4, 2011 until
Sunset, Thursday, January 6, 2011
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December 27, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Tuesday, December 28, 2010 until Sunset, Thursday, December 30, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Firefighter/EMT Corey Ankum
of the Chicago Fire Department
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Tuesday, December 28, 2010 until
Sunset, Thursday, December 30, 2010
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December 27, 2010
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, December 29, 2010.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Firefighter Edward J. Stringer
of the Chicago Fire Department
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Wednesday, December 29, 2010.
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Sorry for the delay, I was out of the office.
Happy New Year,
Jeff
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January 10, 2011
Honoring The Victims of the Tragedy in Tucson, Arizona
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Friday, January 14, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor of:
The Victims of the Tragedy in Tucson, Arizona
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Sunset, Friday, January 14, 2011
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January 25, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Wednesday, January 26, 2011 until Sunset, Friday, January 28, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Sergeant Michael P. Bartley
United States Army
Hometown: Barnhill, Illinois
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Sunset, Friday, January 28, 2011
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Link to article: http://www.advocatepress.com/lifestyles/family/x1235860238/Funeral-services-set-for-Sgt-Michael-Bartley-in-Wayne-County
Funeral services set for Sgt. Michael Bartley in Wayne County
By Mark Lambird
The Clay County Advocate-Press
Posted Jan 25, 2011 @ 04:05 PM
Wayne County — Funeral services for Michael Bartley, of Barnhill in Wayne County, have been set for 11 a.m. Friday at the Orchardville Church.
Visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the church.
Army officials say that Bartley's body will be flown into Scott Air Force Base sometime Tuesday. Once back in Wayne County Bartley's body will be guarded by military personel until the service.
Bartley, a graduate of Fairfield High School, was reportedly killed by small arms fire from a member of the Iraqi Army.
The time and day of funeral service have yet to be set for Bartley, they location will be Orchardville Community Church, but his mother was on hand as her son's flag draped coffin turned to the States at Dover Air Force Base.
Bartley was reported to be one of two soldiers killed by an Iraqi soldier.
It was reported that the Iraqi had snuck live ammunition into the exercise that was not to include live fire.
U.S. military officials report the Iraqi soldier was killed by American forces who were conducting the drill.
Bartley is a 2007 graduate of Fairfield Community High School. and the only child of Rebecca Isles of Fairfield. He enlisted in the Army after graduating from high school and had re-enlisted. He was on his second tour of duty in Iraq.
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February 4, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Saturday, February 5, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Firefighter/First Responder Daniel Charles Dare
Avon Fire Protection District
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Saturday, February 5, 2011
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March 14, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise to Sunset, Tuesday, March 15, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Army Corporal Frank W. Buckles
and the generation of American Veterans of World War I
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings
occupied by your agency's personnel from:
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Full story: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2011/mar/15/last-american-veteran-of-world-war-i-buried/
The Associated Press
Published: March 15, 2011
ARLINGTON, Va. — Frank Buckles was buried today with the pomp and ceremony befitting the man who outlived 4.7 million other Americans who served in World War I.
His flag-draped casket was carried to his gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery on a caisson led by seven horses. A seven-man firing party fired three rifle volleys and a bugler played tapsas hundreds of onlookers saluted or held their hands to their hearts.
At the end of the graveside service, soldiers from the Army's vaunted "Old Guard" folded the flag as an Army band played "America the Beautiful." Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli presented it to Buckles' daughter, Susannah Flanagan.
"To our comrade in arms, Frank Woodruff Buckles, our nation bestows military honors," said Lt. Col. Keith N. Croom, an Army chaplain. "In life, he honored the flag. Now, the flag honors him."
Buckles lied about his age to enlist at 16. He died last month at his Charles Town, W.Va., home, at age 110.
Before the burial, his body lay in honor inside Arlington's Memorial Amphitheater Chapel, guarded by an Old Guard soldier in full dress uniform. Hundreds of visitors filed by silently to pay their respects and snap pictures.
Around 3 p.m., after the public viewing was over, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden arrived by motorcade to pay their respects. They spent about 10 minutes inside the chapel and offered their condolences to Flanagan.
Flanagan had wanted her father to lie in repose in the U.S. Capitol, but Congress failed to approve that plan as politicians clashed over how best to honor Buckles and other WWI veterans. The last person to lie in the Capitol rotunda was President Gerald Ford.
Flanagan and other invited guests at the burial did not speak to reporters.
Buckles' grave is on the side of a hill ringed by cedar trees with views of the Washington Monument, Capitol dome and Jefferson Memorial to the north. At the crest of the hill, 50 yards away, sits the grave of Gen. John Pershing, under whose command Buckles served, along with a plaque commemorating the 116,516 Americans who died in World War I.
A few hundred people attended the burial, including dozens of veterans from the Patriot Guard Riders and Rolling Thunder who rode through the cemetery on rumbling motorcycles. Six Native American veterans, in uniform and full headdresses, stood at attention and held flags at the gravesite.
Dignitaries in attendance included Army Secretary John McHugh, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and Sens. John J. Rockefeller and Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
Buckles had devoted the last years of his life to campaigning for greater recognition for his former comrades, prodding politicians to support a national memorial in Washington.
Only two known WWI veterans remain worldwide: 110-year-old survivors Florence Green in Britain and Claude Choules in Australia.
Born in Missouri in 1901 and raised in Oklahoma, Buckles visited a string of military recruiters and was repeatedly rejected before convincing an Army captain he was 18. He served as an ambulance driver in England and France, and after Armistice Day, he helped return prisoners of war back to Germany. He returned to the United States in 1920 as a corporal.
During World War II, he was working as a civilian for a shipping company in the Philippines when he was captured as a prisoner of war. He spent more than three years in Japanese prison camps in Santo Tomas and Los Banos.
Among those who filed by Buckles' casket was Dale E. Smith, 88, a retired fighter pilot who served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
"I've been through three wars," Smith said. "They were easy compared to what he went through."
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Friday, March 11, 2011 until Sunset, Sunday, March 13, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Deputy U.S. Marshal John Perry
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings
occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Friday, March 11, 2011 until
Sunset, Sunday, March 13, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
Link to info online: http://www.odmp.org/officer/20773-deputy-marshal-john-perry
Deputy Marshal John Perry
United States Department of Justice - United States Marshals Service
U.S. Government
Deputy Marshal John Perry was shot and killed in St. Louis, Missouri, while serving a warrant.
At approximately 6:50 am, Deputy Marshal Perry along with approximately ten other U.S. Marshals and St. Louis police officers, went to the suspect's home to serve a felony warrant for assault on a law enforcement officer and drug possession. The officers were able to remove several children from the home before beginning their search for the suspect. As the officers were conducting the search, the suspect opened fire, striking one deputy marshal and one St. Louis police officer. In a second exchange of gunfire, a second deputy marshal was shot and the suspect was shot and killed.
Deputy Marshal Perry was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds later in the day.
Deputy Marshal Perry had served with the United States Marshals Service for 10 years, first in Washington, DC, and then in St. Louis, and had previously served 16 years as a probation officer for the Madison County Probation and Court Services Department.
Sorry, missed this one.
May 11, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise to Sunset on Sunday, May 15, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Peace Officers Memorial Day
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise to Sunset on Sunday, May 15, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 until Sunset, Friday, May 27, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Officer Paul Nauden
of the Chicago Police Department
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Wednesday, May 25, 2011 until
Sunset, Friday, May 27, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
Story taken from: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chibrknews-police-officer-dies-after-falling-ill-while-on-duty-20110520,0,3377618.story
Police officer dies after falling ill while on duty 1:43 p.m. CDT, May 20, 2011
A 21-year veteran Chicago Police narcotics officer died this morning, a day after he was taken to a hospital complaining of chest pains while on duty, officials said.
The officer, Paul Nauden, 46, of the Scottsdale neighborhood on the Southwest Side, was pronounced dead at 6:15 a.m. at the University of Chicago Medical Center, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Nauden was a 21-year Chicago police veteran, according to city records.
The officer was on patrol Thursday afternoon when he began feeling ill and was taken to the hospital, said police spokesman Officer John Mirabelli. The narcotics officer was assigned to the police's Homan Square facility, said Mirabelli, who wouldn't confirm the officer's name.
Later that evening, at a vigil for fallen officer Thomas Wortham IV, Chicago Police chaplain the Rev. Daniel Brandt led a prayer for Nauden.
Following his death, dozens of police officers from various districts gathered near the Hyde Park hospital in a show of unity and escorted the ambulance carrying his body to the medical examiner's office.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise to Noon on Monday, May 30, 2011
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Memorial Day
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise to Noon on Monday, May 30, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Wednesday, June 8, 2011 until Sunset, Friday, June 10, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
State Representative Mark Beaubien
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Wednesday, June 8, 2011 until
Sunset, Friday, June 10, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
June 14, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Thursday, June 16, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Private First Class Michael Curtis Olivieri
United States Army
Hometown: Homer Glen, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Thursday, June 16, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at (312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 20, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, June 22, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Firefighter Corey Shaw
Du Quoin Fire Department
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Wednesday, June 22, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 28, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, June 29, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Private First Class Timothy John "T.J." Hansley
United States Army
Hometown: Elgin, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Wednesday, June 29, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 30, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise to Sunset, Friday, July 1, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Mrs. Lura Lynn Ryan
Former First Lady of the State of Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise to Sunset, Friday, July 1, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 26, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, September 28, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Sergeant Timothy Sayne
United States Army
Hometown: Effingham, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Wednesday, September 28, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 9, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise to Sunset on Sunday, September 11, 2011
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
National Day of Service and Remembrance
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from Sunrise to Sunset on:
Sunday, September 11, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 30, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Saturday, October 1, 2011 to Sunset, Monday, October 3, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Captain Thomas J. Heitmann
United States Marine Corps
Mendota, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Saturday, October 1, 2011 to
Sunset, Monday, October 3, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Thursday, October 6, 2011 until Sunset, Saturday, October 8, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Captain Jeffrey Bland
United States Marine Corps
Hometown: Champaign, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Thursday, October 6, 2011 until
Sunset, Saturday, October 8, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise to Sunset, Wednesday, October 5, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Specialist Michael Vukovich
United States Army
Hometown: Crystal Lake, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise to Sunset, Wednesday, October 5, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 10, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Lance Corporal Nickolas Daniels
United States Marine Corps
Hometown: Elmwood Park, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Saturday, November 12, 2011 until
Sunset, Monday, November 14, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 29, 2011
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Wednesday, November 30, 2011 until Sunset, Friday, December 2, 2011.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
PFC Adam E. Dobereiner
United States Army
Hometown: Moline, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Wednesday, November 30, 2011 until
Sunset, Friday, December 2, 2011
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 3, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Thursday, January 5, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Officer Clifton Lewis
of the Chicago Police Department
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Thursday, January 5, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 17, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Thursday, January 19, 2012 until Sunset, Saturday, January, 21, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
SPC Christopher Patterson
United States Army National Guard
Hometown: Aurora, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Thursday, January 19, 2012 until
Sunset, Saturday, January, 21, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 17, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Wednesday, January 18, 2012 until Sunset, Friday, January, 20, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Metzger
United States Army National Guard
Hometown: Richton Park, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Wednesday, January 18, 2012 until
Sunset, Friday, January, 20, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://
Quote from: Jeff Janda on January 17, 2012, 11:07:06 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 17, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Thursday, January 19, 2012 until Sunset, Saturday, January, 21, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
SPC Christopher Patterson
United States Army National Guard
Hometown: Aurora, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Thursday, January 19, 2012 until
Sunset, Saturday, January, 21, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
Salutes, tributes begin as fallen soldier returns homehttp://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/10084139-418/salutes-tributes-begin-as-fallen-soldier-returns-home.html (http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/10084139-418/salutes-tributes-begin-as-fallen-soldier-returns-home.html)
Red and blue lights lit up the night sky on Wednesday as the procession for fallen soldier Christopher Patterson passed through Aurora.
In a black hearse, the body of 20-year-old Patterson was brought home, and there were dozens of residents waiting to honor his arrival.
On Route 31, at the entrance of the Mooseheart campus, 17-year-old NJROTC member Yolanda Linneman stood at attention as she watched the stream of cars, motorcycles and fire engines pass the school on the way to Moss Family Funeral home.
The cold wind stung her face, but the discomfort was a small price to pay to honor the sacrifice of the young soldier.
"I think that this gives us a chance to reflect and to see what the soldiers go through," she said. "The least we can do is come show our respect."
Mooseheart Executive Director Scott Hart said the students of the community's NJROTC program wanted to honor Patterson when they found out about the procession.
"It's such a small thing, but our kids here, many of them have been through a lot and they really feel when other people are hurting," said Hart. "They believe in honoring those who have given the supreme sacrifice."
Patterson, of North Aurora, died Jan. 6 when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while he was serving as a specialist for the Indiana National Guard in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
Patterson was studying at Valparaiso University to become a music teacher when his unit was called up for duty in Afghanistan. Though he was not required to deploy because of school, he chose to take a leave of absence from his studies to ship out with his unit in November.
It was a decision of honor, and one that Mooseheart student Andrew Remy plans on making himself.
"I've always wanted to join the military. Ever since I was a kid," the JNROTC member said. He said that Patterson's death, while tragic, would not deter him from serving his country.
"I've made up my mind (to join) already. Nothing is going to change that," he said.
Patterson's family has a similar mindset.
Christopher's younger brother, Carl Patterson, a 2010 West Aurora graduate, recently reported for training in the Marines. His father, Robert Patterson, is retired from the Navy, and his mother, Mary Patterson, is a Navy reservist, yeoman second class.
Patterson died alongside three other members of the 713th Engineer Company: Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Metzger, 32; Spc. Brian J. Leonhardt, 21, and Spc. Robert J. Tauteris Jr., 44, all of Indiana.
Patterson is being remembered throughout the communities he touched. Valparaiso University has planned a memorial service for Patterson and his fellow guardsmen, and Patterson's name will be added to North Aurora's Veterans Memorial.
Another procession will be held Friday morning as Patterson's remains are taken from Moss Funeral Home to Immanuel Lutheran Church, where visitation will be held.
The procession will leave the funeral home at 10 a.m., travel south down Randall Road, turn east onto Plum Street, turn south on Commonwealth Drive and pull through the high school's main driveway along Galena Boulevard.
West Aurora High School and Jefferson Middle School students and staff will gather outside at 10:30 a.m. as the procession drives past the schools. The route was designed to pass by the high school's auditorium because Patterson's many performances there. He graduated from West in 2009.
The Patriot Guard Riders will accompany the procession, and the North Aurora Fire Department will hang an American flag from ladder trucks at the high school.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 950 Hart Road, Batavia.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, also at Immanuel Lutheran, and will be a celebration of song. The Patterson family encourages everyone attending to wear red to honor the color of Christopher's hair.
Quote from: Jeff Janda on January 17, 2012, 01:15:32 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 17, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Wednesday, January 18, 2012 until Sunset, Friday, January, 20, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Staff Sgt. Jonathan Metzger
United States Army National Guard
Hometown: Richton Park, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Wednesday, January 18, 2012 until
Sunset, Friday, January, 20, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://
Guardsman's services will be Friday at Southside churchhttp://www.indystar.com/article/20120117/LOCAL18/201170363/Guardsman-s-services-will-Friday-Southside-church?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7C%7Cp (http://www.indystar.com/article/20120117/LOCAL18/201170363/Guardsman-s-services-will-Friday-Southside-church?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7C%7Cp)
Services for Staff Sgt. Jonathan Metzger, 32, commander of an Indiana National Guard unit who was killed with three other Guard members when a roadside bomb exploded Jan. 6 in Afghanistan, will be held Friday in a Southside Indianapolis church.
The services will be at 1 p.m. in Indian Creek Christian Church, 6430 S. Franklin Road, will calling from 4 to 8 p.m. today and Thursday in G.H. Herrmann Funeral Home, 1605 S. Ind. 135, Greenwood.
Services will be held this week for Sgt. Brian Leonhardt in Crown Point and for Spc. Christopher Patterson in Aurora, Ill. The funeral for Spc. Robert Tauteris Jr., North Judson, was Sunday.
The four soldiers were members of the Valparaiso-based 713th Engineering Company.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from sunrise, Friday January 27 until sunset, Sunday January 29,2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act
are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Captain Nathan R. McHone
United States Marine
Hometown: Crystal Lake, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings
occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Sunday, January 29, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter,
please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 7, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Thursday, March 8, 2012 until Sunset, Saturday, March 10, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Lance Cpl. Conner Lowry
United States Marine Corps
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Thursday, March 8, 2012 until
Sunset, Saturday, March 10, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Thursday, April 12, 2012 until Sunset, Saturday, April 14, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
CPL Alex Martinez
United States Marine Corps
Hometown: Elgin, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Thursday, April 12, 2012 until
Sunset, Saturday, April 14, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, April 18, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Captain John C. Winkelman
Huntley Fire Department
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Wednesday, April 18, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Saturday, April 28, 2012 until Sunset, Monday, April 30, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Sgt Dean R. Shaffer
United States Army
Hometown: Pekin, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Saturday, April 28, 2012 until
Sunset, Monday, April 30, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 14, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise to Sunset on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Peace Officers Memorial Day
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise to Sunset on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 29, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, May 30, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Specialist Samuel T. Watts
United States Army
Hometown: Wheaton, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Wednesday, May 30, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 6, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Friday, June 8, 2012 until Sunset, Sunday, June 10, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Lance Cpl. Joshua E. Witsman
United States Marine Corps
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Friday, June 8, 2012 until
Sunset, Sunday, June 10, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 15, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Sunday, June 17, 2012 until Sunset, Tuesday, June 19, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Specialist Bryant J. Luxmore
United States Army
Hometown: New Windsor, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Sunday, June 17, 2012 until
Sunset, Tuesday, June 19, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Saturday, June 23, 2012 until Sunset, Monday, June 25, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Specialist Trevor A. Pinnick
United States Army
Hometown: Lawrenceville, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Saturday, June 23, 2012 until
Sunset, Monday, June 25, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
I thought things were going to get better. Sadly, this is becoming a habit.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Tuesday, June 26, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
2nd Lieutenant Emil T. Wasilewski
United States Army
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Tuesday, June 26, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
Honoring The Victims Of The Tragedy In Aurora, Colorado
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, July 25, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from The President of the United States of America that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff honoring:
The Victims Of The Tragedy In Aurora, Colorado
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Wednesday, July 25, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 24, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Thursday, July 26, 2012 until Sunset, Saturday, July 28, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Sergeant Michael E. Ristau
United States Army
Hometown: Rockford, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Thursday, July 26, 2012 until
Sunset, Saturday, July 28, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 5, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise to Sunset on Tuesday, September 11, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor of:
Day of Service and Remembrance
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from Sunrise to Sunset on:
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Saturday, September 29, 2012 until Sunset, Monday, October 1, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Gunners Mate Second Class Dion Roberts
United States Navy
Hometown: North Chicago, IL
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Saturday, September 29, 2012 until
Sunset, Monday, October 1, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Thursday, October 4, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
The President of the United States of America that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff:
In Honor and Remembrance of
Second Lieutenant Dwight D. Ekstam
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Thursday, October 4, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2012
Honoring Arlen Specter
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
The President of the United States of America that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff: In memory of
Arlen Specter
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Tuesday, October 16, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 16, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Monday, November 19, 2012 until Sunset, Wednesday, November 21, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Firefighter Walter Patmon
Chicago Fire Department
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Monday, November 19, 2012 until
Sunset, Wednesday, November 21, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2012
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Tuesday, November 6, 2012 until Sunset, Thursday, November 8, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Capt. Herbert Johnson
Chicago Fire Department
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Tuesday, November 6, 2012 until
Sunset, Thursday, November 8, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2012
Honoring Arlen Specter
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
The President of the United States of America that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff: In memory of
Arlen Specter
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Tuesday, October 16, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
Sorry, we were behind on Honoring Illinois Fallen.....
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Thursday, November 29, 2012 until Sunset, Saturday, December 1, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Trooper Kyle Deatherage
Illinois State Police
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Thursday, November 29, 2012 until
Sunset, Saturday, December 1, 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 14, 2012
Honoring The Victims Of The Tragedy In Newtown, Connecticut
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until further notice.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
The Tragic Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Further Notice
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18, 2012
Honoring The Victims Of The Tragedy In Newtown, Connecticut
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Friday, December 14, 2012 until Sunset, Tuesday, December 18, 2012.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
The Tragic Shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Friday, December 14, 2012 until
Sunset, Tuesday, December 18, 2012
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx.)
...just heartbreaking.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 5, 2013
Honoring Dawn Clark Netsch
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, March 6, 2013.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor and remembrance of:
Dawn Clark Netsch
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Wednesday, March 6, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 8, 2013
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Saturday, March 9, 2013 until Sunset, Monday, March 11, 2013.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Christopher Brown
of the Hudson Fire Protection District
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Saturday, March 9, 2013 until
Sunset, Monday, March 11, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx.)
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Tuesday, April 2, 2013.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor and remembrance of:
Trooper James Sauter
Illinois State Police
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Tuesday, April 2, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx)
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, April 3, 2013.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor and remembrance of:
Corporal Aaron Ripperda
United States Marine Corps
Hometown: Highland, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Wednesday, April 3, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx)
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, April 3, 2013.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor and remembrance of:
First Lt. John Terpning
United States Army
Hometown: Mount Prospect, Illinois
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2013
Honoring Anne Smedinghoff
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Wednesday, April 17, 2013.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor and remembrance of:
Anne Smedinghoff
Hometown: River Forest, Illinois
April 16, 2013
Honoring The Victims Of The Tragedy In Boston, Massachusetts
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff immediately until Sunset, Saturday, April 20, 2013.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor and remembrance of:
HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Saturday, April 20, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 26, 2013
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise, Monday, April 29, 2013 until Sunset, Wednesday, May 1, 2013.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Kevin Sanders
Bruceville-Eddy Volunteer Fire Department
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Monday, April 29, 2013 until
Sunset, Wednesday, May 1, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx.)
http://www.firehouse.com/news/10930749/ill-flags-at-half-mast-wednesday-for-west-firefighter (http://www.firehouse.com/news/10930749/ill-flags-at-half-mast-wednesday-for-west-firefighter)
Flags in Illinois will be flying at half mast Wednesday, May 1 in honor of a native son killed in the fertilizer plant explosion in Texas on April 17.
Kevin Sanders, 33, a firefighter with Bruceville-Eddy Fire Department, was one of 10 responders killed in the blast in West, Texas.
Sanders, who was born and raised in Illinois, was in an EMT class at West EMS when he and his fellow students responded to help evacuate residents from a nursing home.
Remember Captain Brandon L. Cyr
United States flags and the State flags are to be flown at half staff from: Sunrise, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 until Sunset, Thursday, May 9, 2013
URGENT NOTICE
TO: All State Owned & Occupied Buildings
FROM: Nick Kanellopoulos
Deputy Director
Bureau of Property Management
DATE: Monday, May 6, 2013
RE: Lowering of Flags
Notice to Proceed Memo
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Captain Brandon L. Cyr
United States Air Force
Hometown: Oswego, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Tuesday, May 7, 2013 until
Sunset, Thursday, May 9, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/flaghonors.cfm.)
Capt. Brandon Lee Cyr, USAF, 28 years, of Shiloh, IL, family of Oswego, IL died while serving his country in the U.S. Air Force, when the plane he was commanding crashed in Afghanistan on Saturday, April 27, 2013. He was born September 16, 1984 in Aspen, CO the son of CDR Phillip G Cyr, U.S. Navy and Deborah A (Tidaback) Cyr.
Brandon was a member of the 906th Air Refueling Squadron stationed at Scott Air Force Base in IL where he played a vital role in the Total Force Integrated 126th Air Refueling Wing.
A spirited officer, pilot, and friend, Capt. Cyr was known for his natural ability to lead and mentor others. At the time of his death, he had earned more than 1,700 flying hours - 900 of those in combat. He had received the Meritorious Service Medal, five Air Medals, and an Achievement Medal.
More information: http://oswego.patch.com/articles/capt-brandon-lee-cyr-28-passed-after-plane-crash-in-afghanistan (http://oswego.patch.com/articles/capt-brandon-lee-cyr-28-passed-after-plane-crash-in-afghanistan)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2013
Honoring Illinois' Fallen
United States and Illinois flags at half-staff from Sunrise to Sunset on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Peace Officers Memorial Day
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise to Sunset on Wednesday, May 15, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx. (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx.)
About the Peace Officers Memorial Day (part of National Police Week):
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. Currently, tens of thousands of law enforcement officers from around the world converge on Washington, DC to participate in a number of planned events which honor those that have paid the ultimate sacrifice.
The Memorial Service began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park of approximately 120 survivors and supporters of law enforcement. Decades later, the event, more commonly known as National Police Week, has grown to a series of events which attracts thousands of survivors and law enforcement officers to our Nation's Capital each year.
More info: http://www.policeweek.org/ (http://www.policeweek.org/)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 30, 2013
Honoring Corporal Donald MacLean
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Corporal Donald MacLean
United States Army
Korean War Veteran
Hometown: McHenry County, Illinois
Corporal MacLean was lost on December 2, 1950, near the Chosin Reservoir, North Korea. His remains were identified on May 22, 2013
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Saturday, August 31, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2013
The Tragedy At The Washington Navy Yard
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
The President of the United States of America that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff:
Honoring The Victims Of The Tragedy At The Washington Navy Yard
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, September 20, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 17, 2013
Sergeant 1st Class Jerome Baker Illinois National Guard
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Sergeant 1st Class Jerome Baker
Illinois National Guard
Hometown: Riverdale, Illinois
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Wednesday, September 18, 2013 until
Sunset, Friday, September 20, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 24, 2013
Honoring Staff Sergeant Randall R. Lane
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff on behalf of:
Staff Sergeant Randall R. Lane
United States Army
Hometown: Neoga, Illinois
Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:
Sunset, Tuesday, September 24, 2013
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 19, 2013
Lowering of Flags - The 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display
Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor and remembrance of:
The 50th Anniversary of the Assassination of
President John F. Kennedy
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by
your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Friday, November 22, 2013 until
Sunset, Friday, November 22, 2013
The Governor has also encouraged people across Illinois to
reflect on the legacy of President Kennedy with a moment of silence at 1 p.m.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx)
News - Office of Governor Quill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 30, 2014
Flag Honors Mr. Vincent Petrella of the Illinois Tollway
The Department of Central Management Services has received notice from
Governor Quinn's Office that all persons or entities covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act are to fly the flags at half-staff in honor and remembrance of:
Mr. Vincent Petrella
of the Illinois Tollway
Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:
Sunrise, Sunday, February 2, 2014 until
Sunset, Tuesday, February 4, 2014
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Mike Claffey at
(312) 814-3957 or via email at mike.claffey@illinois.gov.
More information is available at http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx (http://www.illinois.gov/news/Pages/Flag.aspx)