Joe Gartlan died

[Resuscitated Ethics]

Got this from the Governor's office today.

Governor’s flag order for the Commonwealth of Virginia in memory of Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr., former member of the Virginia Senate



This is to order that the flag of the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol and throughout Virginia in respect and memory of

Joseph V. Gartlan, Jr., former member of the Virginia Senate. I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution of Virginia, that the flag shall be lowered at sunrise on Saturday, July 19, 2008, and remain at half-staff until sunset on the day of interment.



Ordered this 18 th day of July, 2008.



Sincerely,

Timothy M. Kaine

[Resuscitated Ethics]

1. He was liberal va senator

From wapo http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/18/AR2008071801621.html

"Gartlan, 82, a heartfelt liberal in the conservative General Assembly for almost a generation, used his influence, longevity and passion to help the environment, mentally ill people and the poor. He died yesterday of sepsis at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital in Fairfax. "