TO:                 Tom Berger, Director of Real Estate Management and Development

                        Dave Kerner, Commissioner, Palm Beach County

                        Gail L. Coniglio, Mayor, City of Palm Beach

FROM:            Governor Ron DeSantis

DATE:            February 23, 2021

RE:                  Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Rush Limbaugh

On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, Rush Limbaugh, Florida resident and America’s anchorman, passed away after battling lung cancer. In 1988, he began “The Rush Limbaugh Show” that soon became one of the most prominent media platforms. Limbaugh was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on February 4, 2020 by President Donald J. Trump. He holds recognition in both the National Radio Hall of Fame and the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

To honor the memory of Rush Limbaugh and his service to our nation and state, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at the Palm Beach County Courthouse in West Palm Beach, Florida, the City Hall of Palm Beach, Florida, and the State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday, February 24, 2021.