密歇根州议会大厦降半旗志哀：悼念前州参议员约翰·帕帕乔治，10月14日恢复全旗
兰辛——密歇根州州长格雷琴·惠特默下令，州议会大厦建筑群（Capitol Complex）的美国国旗与密歇根州旗降半旗，悼念日前逝世的前州参议员约翰·帕帕乔治（John Pappageorge），旗帜将于10月14日恢复全旗。
惠特默在声明中称帕帕乔治是“一位尽心尽力的公仆”（a dedicated public servant），并向其家人致以慰问。帕帕乔治1931年出生于底特律东区，曾服役于美国陆军，退役后进入通用动力陆地系统公司（General Dynamics Land Systems）工作，其后步入政坛，在密歇根州参议院任职多年。
降半旗是美国各级政府悼念逝世公职人员的惯例礼仪。州长办公室表示，降旗安排仅限州议会大厦建筑群范围。
（资料来源：密歇根州州长办公室公告）
Whitmer Orders Flags Lowered at Michigan Capitol Complex to Honor Former State Senator John Pappageorge
LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags at the State Capitol Complex lowered to half-staff in honor of former state senator John Pappageorge. The flags will be restored to full-staff on October 14.
"Senator Pappageorge was a dedicated public servant," Whitmer said in a statement offering condolences to his family. Pappageorge, who was born in 1931 on Detroit's east side, served in the U.S. Army and later worked at General Dynamics Land Systems before his career in the Michigan Senate.
Lowering flags to half-staff is the customary gesture by which U.S. governments honor deceased public officials; the Governor's office said the order applies to the Capitol Complex only.
(Source: Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer)
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