Governor Lincoln D. Chafee Orders the Rhode Island Flag to Half-Staff to Honor the Memory of former State Attorney General Herbert F. DeSimone, Sr.

To honor the memory of former State Attorney General Herbert F. DeSimone, Sr., Governor Chafee has ordered all Rhode Island flags across the State to half-staff until Attorney General DeSimone is laid to rest. Governor Chafee’s order applies to State flags on all public buildings in the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.