Annoucement

PA Flag to fly at Half Staff: Honoring former First Lady of Pennsylvania Mary Scranton

Governor Tom Wolf has ordered Commonwealth flags at commonwealth facilities statewide to fly at half-staff to honor former First Lady of Pennsylvania Mary Scranton.

Mary Chamberlin Lowe Scranton, 97, was the wife of William Warren Scranton, Pennsylvania’s 38th governor. She worked with the Army Air Force Intelligence Service during World War II, led various Scranton community organizations to improve the city’s housing market and serve children with autism and behavioral problems, and later chaired the governing board of California Institute of Technology’s Jet Propulsion lab, where she advocated for funding for space exploration.

Flags shall be lowered to half-staff effectively immediately and remain lowered until sunset on Sunday, January 3, 2016.

All Pennsylvanians are invited to participate in this tribute.

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