弗吉尼亚州为前联邦众议员怀特赫斯特降半旗 11月14日全州致哀
弗吉尼亚州州长Abigail Spanberger发布声明并下令，11月14日星期六从日出到日落，全州州属与地方建筑降半旗，悼念前联邦众议员George William "Bill" Whitehurst博士。怀特赫斯特于11月14日入土安葬。
怀特赫斯特1969年至1987年代表弗吉尼亚州第二国会选区连任九届众议员，选区覆盖汉普顿锚地地区。他曾在第二次世界大战期间服役于美国海军，卸任国会职务后回到Old Dominion大学任教，并担任该校学生事务院长多年。
Spanberger州长在声明中回顾了怀特赫斯特数十年的公职生涯。降旗令适用于全州所有州属与地方政府建筑及场地。
（来源：弗吉尼亚州州长办公室）
Virginia Lowers Flags for Former Congressman G. William Whitehurst
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger issued a statement and flag order honoring former U.S. Congressman Dr. George William "Bill" Whitehurst, directing that flags on all state and local buildings be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, November 14, 2026, the day he was laid to rest.
Whitehurst represented Virginia's 2nd congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives for nine terms, from 1969 to 1987, serving the Hampton Roads region. A veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II, he later returned to Old Dominion University, where he taught and served for years as Dean of Students.
In her statement, Governor Spanberger reflected on Whitehurst's decades of public service. The flag order applies to all state and local buildings and grounds across the Commonwealth.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Virginia)
来源：弗吉尼亚州州长办公室
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