Nevada Governor Sandoval signs executive order to lower flags in honor of Paul Laxalt
CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval signed Executive Order 2018-21 on Wednesday, lowering flags in honor of former Nevada Governor and U.S. Senator Paul Laxalt.
“Senator Laxalt was a friend and a mentor,” Gov. Sandoval said. “He was also a champion for our great state and our nation. Senator Laxalt’s love for Nevada was apparent to everyone he met, and he set an example as a true statesman. It is most fitting to honor him by lowering the flags of our state and our nation. A consummate gentleman who will be remembered for generations to come may Senator Laxalt Rest In Peace.”
Per the Executive Order, the flags of the United States and the State of Nevada shall be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and all State public buildings and grounds from sunrise Thursday, August 9, 2018, to sunset on Saturday, August 11, 2018.
Laxalt died Monday, August 6, 2018 at the age of 96. See obituary here.