(LEX 18) — Governor Andy Beshear has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff on Sunday in honor of a Taylor County firefighter who died in the line of duty.
According to a release from the governor's office, 78-year-old "Senior Chief" Charles W. Shaw was a retired chief from the Campbellsville-Taylor County Rescue who was serving actively as a firefighter with the Taylor County Fire Department. Shaw died on Sunday, April 20, from injuries that he sustained in a crash while responding to a call.
A funeral service will be held in Campbellsville on Sunday at 3 p.m., the release states.
The order applies to state buildings from sunrise to sunset, and Beshear encourages individuals, organizations, businesses, and government agencies to participate.
Flag status information can be found here.
