Harrisburg, Pa. – Governor Josh Shapiro has ordered United States and Commonwealth flags on all Commonwealth facilities, public buildings, and grounds across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to fly at half-staff immediately in honor of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday, Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
The flags shall be lowered to half-staff until sunset on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, according to a state-issued press release.
The Governor invites all Pennsylvanians are invited to participate in this tribute.
In further response to the former president’s death, House Democratic leaders issued the following statement on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter:
“President Carter dedicated his life to serving the American people, from his time as a submariner in the nuclear navy to fighting for equality and civil rights as a Georgia state senator and then as governor.
“As president, he guided the nation past the dark memory of Watergate. Here in Pennsylvania, he was a steady, calming voice during the Three Mile Island crisis. Always an engineer, he was among the first to identify and advance renewable energy policies that, had they been maintained, could have changed the world we live in today.
“After his presidency, he became a world leader once again in the arena of human rights and democracy, for which he was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize, and for decades, he was the face—and the man swinging the hammer—for Habitat for Humanity.”
