[Comm-Council] FW: NEWS RELEASE: Statement by Governor Kulongoski on Loss of Oregon Firefighter, Flags Ordered to be Flown Half-Staff Monday, August 25

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Lonn Hoklin

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Oregon Department of Administrative Services

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From: GOVERNORS Press [mailto:Governors.Press at state.or.us] 
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 9:15 AM
To: communications at state.or.us
Subject: NEWS RELEASE: Statement by Governor Kulongoski on Loss of
Oregon Firefighter, Flags Ordered to be Flown Half-Staff Monday, August
25

 

                    

 

Theodore R. Kulongoski

          Governor

          

NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

August 22, 2008

 

Contact: 
Anna Richter Taylor, 503-378-6169

Rem Nivens, 503-378-6496

Jillian Schoene, 503-378-5040

 

Statement by Governor Kulongoski on Loss of Oregon Firefighter

Governor orders flags to be flown at half-staff Monday, August 25, 2008
in memory of Robert Hales

 

(Salem) - Governor Ted Kulongoski today ordered all flags at public
institutions to be flown at half-staff Monday, August 25, 2008 in memory
of Robert Hales, a volunteer firefighter with the Scappoose Rural Fire
Protection District who lost his life August 17 after 12 hours of
battling several natural cover fires in Columbia County, Oregon.

 

"Oregon relies on selfless volunteer firefighters like Robert Hales to
protect our homes and our communities," said Governor Kulongoski. "My
thoughts and prayers are with his family and loved ones during this
difficult time."

 

Robert Hales was a volunteer firefighter serving his community for 8
years.  He died in the line of duty and his name will be engraved on the
Fallen Firefighter Memorial at the Oregon Public Safety Academy in
Salem, Oregon.

 

 

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