Flags Directed To Half-Staff In Norwalk In Honor Of Jimmy Carter: City

NORWALK, CT — Mayor Harry Rilling has directed flags in Norwalk to half-staff Monday in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died over the weekend.

According to a news release provided by the city, Rilling has directed flags to half-staff in accordance with President Joe Biden's directive.

Carter, the World War II veteran and Georgia peanut farmer whose one-term presidency evolved into a post-White House life as a distinguished diplomat, active humanitarian and best-selling author, died Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia. He was 100 years old.

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The nation's 39th president had been in hospice care since February 2023.

After a series of short hospitalizations, Carter decided to "spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention," the Carter Center said in a statement at the time.