跟进：州长下令全州降半旗至11月13日 悼念前州长洛克菲勒

西弗吉尼亚州卡诺瓦县查尔斯顿市消息，西弗吉尼亚州州长Patrick Morrisey11月7日发布公告，下令州议会大厦与全州所有州有设施的美国国旗与西弗吉尼亚州旗降半旗，从11月7日起至11月13日星期五日出，以悼念前州长、联邦参议员John D. “Jay” Rockefeller四世。洛克菲勒11月5日晚在华盛顿的家中去世，享年89岁。Morrisey在公告中说，西弗吉尼亚州失去了一位把一生大部分时间奉献给本州与人民的人，洛克菲勒的公共服务生涯跨越近五十年，包括两任州长与在美国参议院代表西弗吉尼亚州的30年，其服务值得尊重与感谢，并向其遗孀Sharon、子女与洛克菲勒家族致以最深切的慰问。洛克菲勒1964年以反贫困志愿者身份来到西弗吉尼亚州，先后担任州众议员、州务卿与西弗吉尼亚卫斯理学院院长，1976年当选该州第29任州长并连任，在参议院任职期间长期关注儿童与煤矿工人的医疗、矿井安全、退伍军人福利与经济发展。州政府表示，降半旗期间各州有设施均须执行，11月13日日出后恢复正常升旗。

Follow-Up: Governor Orders Flags at Half-Staff Through Nov. 13 for Former Governor Jay Rockefeller

CHARLESTON, West Virginia — Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a proclamation on November 7 ordering U.S. and West Virginia flags at the State Capitol Complex and all state-owned facilities to be flown at half-staff from November 7 through sunrise on Friday, November 13, in honor of former Governor and U.S. Senator John D. 'Jay' Rockefeller IV. Rockefeller died Thursday evening, November 5, at his home in Washington at age 89. In the proclamation, Morrisey said West Virginia has lost a man who devoted much of his life to serving the state and its people; Rockefeller's public-service career spanned nearly five decades, including two terms as governor and 30 years representing West Virginia in the U.S. Senate, and his service deserves respect and gratitude. Morrisey extended his deepest condolences to Rockefeller's wife Sharon, their children and the Rockefeller family. Rockefeller first came to West Virginia in 1964 as an anti-poverty volunteer, then served as a state delegate, secretary of state and president of West Virginia Wesleyan College before being elected the state's 29th governor in 1976 and reelected in 1980; in the Senate he championed healthcare for children and coal miners, mine safety, veterans' benefits and economic development. The state said all state-owned facilities must observe the half-staff order, with flags restored at sunrise on November 13.

来源：西弗吉尼亚州州长办公室

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图片来源：图：查尔斯顿西弗吉尼亚州议会大厦。Wikimedia Commons，CC BY-SA 4.0。 / Photo: West Virginia State Capitol, Charleston. Via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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