In honor of the life and service of South Richland Fire Chief Hal Matthew "Matt" Hanenkrath, I hereby proclaim, by the authority vested in me as the Governor of the State of Ohio by the Ohio Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flags of the United States and the State of Ohio shall be flown at half-staff upon all county property in Defiance County, the Ohio Statehouse, the Vern Riffe Center, and the Rhodes State Office Tower today, and will remain until sunset on the day of his funeral, Monday, July 3, 2023.

All other public buildings and grounds throughout the state may lower at their discretion for the same time period.

On this 29^th day of June 2023;

Mike DeWine 

Governor