Office of the Governor (no photo)

*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*  

December 30, 2024  

Contact: [email protected]  

  

*Gov. Whitmer Lowers Flags to Honor Former President Jimmy Carter* 

  

*LANSING, Mich.*—Today, in accordance with a presidential proclamation [ [link removed] ], Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags throughout the state of Michigan to be lowered immediately on Monday, December 30, 2024 through Monday, January 27, 2025 to honor and remember former President Jimmy Carter who passed away yesterday. 

 

"President Carter was a good man and exemplary American who set a powerful example for all of us over the course of his long life.  

 

“He rose from peanut farmer to president, serving in the U.S. Navy, the state legislature, and as Governor of Georgia along the way. In the White House, President Carter brokered peace, established the Departments of Energy and Education, advocated for solar energy, and doubled the amount of land for national parks and wildlife refuges. 

 

“After serving as the most powerful person on the planet, he dedicated decades of his life to helping those around the world who had the least. He helped build thousands of homes with Habitat for Humanity, and established the Carter Center, focused on health and human rights. And he made time to preach from his community pulpit on Sundays. 

 

“President Carter lived an impressive life, driven by fundamental core values that so many of us share: faith, patriotism, and love. My thoughts are with his family.” 

  

As a mark of respect for the memory of former President Jimmy Carter, the state of Michigan stands in solidarity by lowering flags to half-staff. Michigan residents, businesses, schools, local governments, and other organizations also are encouraged to display the flag at half-staff. 

  

To lower flags to half-staff, flags should be hoisted first to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The process is reversed before the flag is lowered for the day. 

  

Flags should be returned to full-staff on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. 

  

###

STAY CONNECTED: Visit us on Facebook [ [link removed] ] Visit us on Twitter [ [link removed] ] [ [link removed] ]Sign up for email updates [ [link removed] ] [ [link removed] ]  

Subscriber Services::
Manage Preferences [ [link removed] ]  |  Unsubscribe [ [link removed] ]  |  Help [ [link removed] ]

                              Bookmark and Share [ [link removed] ] 



________________________________________________________________________

This email was sent to [email protected] using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: Michigan Executive Office of the Governor · 111 S. Capitol Ave · Lansing, Michigan 48901 GovDelivery logo [ [link removed] ]

body .abe-column-block { min-height: 5px; } table.gd_combo_table img {margin-left:10px; margin-right:10px;} table.gd_combo_table div.govd_image_display img, table.gd_combo_table td.gd_combo_image_cell img {margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;} table.govd_hr {min-width: 100%;}