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MEMORANDUM: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Former Representative Pat Patterson
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Added to The State & Nation: October 2, 2026
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis directed U.S. and Florida flags at the State Capitol in Tallahassee, the Volusia County Courthouse and DeLand City Hall to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on October 3, 2026, in honor of former state Representative Pat Patterson. The October 2 memorandum says Patterson died September 21 at age 77 and was addressed to state facilities director Brian Fienemann, Volusia County Council chair Jeff Brower and DeLand mayor Chris Cloudman.
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TO: Brian Fienemann, Director of Real Estate Management and Development
Jeff Brower, County Council Chair, Volusia County
Chris Cloudman, Mayor, City of DeLand
FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis
DATE: Friday, October 2, 2026
RE: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Former Representative Pat Patterson
On Monday, September 21, 2026, Former Representative Pat Patterson passed away at the age of 77.
To honor Former Representative Pat Patterson, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, the Volusia County Courthouse, and DeLand City Hall from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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