(Des Moines, Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds, Tuesday, ordered all flags in Iowa to be lowered to half-staff and remain at half-staff from sunrise to sunset this Thursday, July 3rd, in honor and remembrance of Iowa Senator Rocky De Witt. De Witt, of Lawton, was a former Woodbury County Sheriff’s Department Deputy. He was elected to the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors in 2016, and had served as the board’s Chair. In 2022, De Witt was elected to the Iowa Senate as the representative for District 1.

In early 2024, De Witt announced his diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. He died on June 25^th of this year. Flags will be flown at half-staff on the State Capitol Building and on flag displays in the Capitol Complex. Flags will also be at half-staff on all public buildings, grounds, and facilities throughout the state.

Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties and other government subdivisions are encouraged to fly the flag at half-staff for the same length of time as a sign of respect.