Flags at Half-Staff in honor of former State Senator Henry Carlson, Jr.

 

 
FILE PHOTO - A flag flies at half-staff at the Wyandotte county courthouse Saturday, Sept. 19,...

FILE PHOTO – A flag flies at half-staff at the Wyandotte county courthouse Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

 

PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Gov. Noem ordered that flags be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol.

The flags will fly half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Tuesday, July 19, in honor of former State Senator Henry Carlson, Jr. of Sioux Falls. He served in the State Senate from 1977-1978 and from 1983-1984.

Funeral services for Carlson, Jr. will begin at 11 a.m., Tuesday, July 19, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Sioux Falls. View the story.