Flags Flown Half-Staff at the State Capitol to Honor Former Attorney General Mark Meierhenry
PIERRE, S.D. – Today, Governor Kristi Noem ordered that flags at the South Dakota State Capitol be flown at half-staff from sunrise until sundown on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, in honor of former Attorney General Mark Meierhenry.
Meierhenry was South Dakota’s 26th Attorney General, serving from 1979-1987; he had previously served as deputy attorney general in the office of Attorney General William J. Janklow. Following his departure from public office, Meierhenry had a long and distinguished career in the private practice of law.
Meierhenry passed away on July 29, 2020. He is survived by his wife, retired Supreme Court Justice Judith Meierhenry.
WHAT: Gov. Noem orders that flags be flown at half-staff at the South Dakota State Capitol in honor of former Attorney General Mark Meierhenry.
WHEN: Wednesday, August 5, 2020, from sunrise until sundown.
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Good man!