TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered flags to be flown at half-staff till sundown on Wednesday, Jan. 15 in any respect native and state buildings, installations and grounds all through the state.
The governor issued the proclamation Wednesday, Jan. 8 in honor of Former Governor Kenneth Hood “Buddy” MacKay, Jr., who died on the age of 91 final month.
“Former Governor MacKay exemplified dedication to public service and bettering the State of Florida,” DeSantis mentioned. “As a mark of respect for former Governor MacKay, I hereby direct the flags of the USA and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff.”
MacKay’s over 30-year public service profession started in 1968 when he was elected to the Florida Home of Representatives. He then served three phrases within the Florida Senate and three phrases within the U.S. Home of Representatives.
He turned the state’s 14th Lieutenant Governor in 1990, serving two phrases alongside Lawton Chiles. MacKay stepped in because the state’s forty second governor in December 1998 after Chiles died immediately of a coronary heart assault simply three weeks earlier than he was set to go away workplace.
In line with the Florida Division of State, MacKay stuffed the position from Dec. 12, 1998, to Jan. 5, 1999.
DeSantis mentioned MacKay, who was additionally an Air Drive veteran, died surrounded by his household.
