NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – The governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have directed flags at half-staff to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at 100 years old.
Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order Tuesday that directs flags at half-staff in New Jersey, following similar decrees by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Gov. Ned Lamont in recent days.
Flags will be flown at half-staff in all three states until sunset on Jan. 28—30 days from Carter’s death—in accordance with the U.S. flag code .
“President Jimmy Carter embodied decency and integrity throughout his life of public service,” Hochul said in a statement Monday. “I’ll never forget as a teenager meeting him in Buffalo. He was an inspiration to me and so many Americans. Our hearts are with the Carter family during this difficult time.”
Murphy said Carter the “embodied the belief that public service is a lifelong calling.”