Flags at Half Staff

[Jeff Janda]

 


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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


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.

[Jeff Janda]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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


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.

[Jeff Janda]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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


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.

[Jeff Janda]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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.



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.

[Jeff Janda]

Sorry for the delay, I was out of the office.

Happy New Year,
Jeff

[Jeff Janda]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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



Please immediately lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel until:

Sunset, Friday, January 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.

[Jeff Janda]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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

Please lower the United States flags and the State flags at all buildings occupied by your agency's personnel from:

Sunrise, Wednesday, January 26, 2011 until
Sunset, Friday, January 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.

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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.

[Jeff Janda]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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



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.

[Jeff Janda]

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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:

Sunrise to Sunset, Tuesday, March 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.

[Vic0218]

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."

[Jeff Janda]

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.

[Vic0218]

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.

[Jeff Janda]

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.

[Jeff Janda]

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.

[Vic0218]

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.

[Jeff Janda]

   

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.

[Jeff Janda]

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.

[Jeff Janda]

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.