American flags lowered out of respect for former VP Cheney
Photo by Tom Rivers
ALBION – The American flag outside the Orleans County Courthouse is lowered this evening out of respect for Dick Cheney, the former vice president who passed away on Nov. 7 at age 84.
Gov. Kathy Hochul directed American flags on all state government buildings be flown at half-staff in honor of Cheney through interment.
“I am directing flags across New York State to be lowered in honor of Dick Cheney, our former Vice President and lifelong public servant,” Governor Hochul said. “I extend my deepest sympathies to the Cheney family as we remember his life, leadership, and patriotism.”
Cheney’s funeral will be Nov. 20 at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
Cheney was vice president from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. Cheney also previously served as secretary of defense under President George H.W. Bush and White House chief of staff under President Gerald Ford.
