I, Mary Fallin, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, hereby direct the appropriate steps be taken to fly all American and Oklahoma flags on State property at half-staff from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, to honor Retired Justice Ralph B. Hodges, who passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2013.
Ralph B. Hodges was appointed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court by Governor Henry Bellmon in 1965. He was the youngest person appointed to serve on the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He served two terms as Chief Justice, the first from 1977 to 1978 and the second from 1993 to 1994. He retired from the Court in 2004. His dedication to the state of Oklahoma will be missed.
This executive order shall be forwarded to the Department of Capital Assets Management who shall cause the provisions of this order to be implemented by all appropriate agencies of state government.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Oklahoma to be affixed at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this 18th day of January, 2013.
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
Mary Fallin
ATTEST:
Michelle R. Day
Assistant Secretary of State
Okla. Admin. Code § 1:2013-2