Governor Orders Flags to be Lowered Friday in Honor of Sen. William Saxbe

Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today issued the following proclamation lowering flags to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, August 27th in memory of former U.S. Senator, U.S. Attorney General and Ohio Speaker of the House William B. Saxbe.

In honor of the life and service of William B. Saxbe I hereby proclaim, by the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Ohio by the Ohio Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flags of the United States of America and the State of Ohio shall be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the State of Ohio from sunrise to sunset on Friday, August 27th, 2010.

On This 25th Day of August, 2010,

Ted Strickland
Governor