Why are flags at half-staff in Virginia on Saturday?

Why are flags at half-staff in Virginia on Saturday?

Governor Glenn Youngkin orders flags in Virginia to be flown at half-staff to honor former delegate Wyatt B. Durrette, Jr. on Saturday, October 18.

Why are flags at half-staff in Virginia?

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered all United States and Virginia flags to be flown at half-staff on Saturday in honor of a Virginia delegate who died in September. According to the governor's office, all United States and Virginia flags are to be flown at half-staff on Saturday, Oct. 18, in memory and respect of Wyatt Durrette, Jr., who represented the 18th District in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1972 to 1978. Durr…