Why are flags at half-staff in Missouri today?
The proclamation comes in honor of former U.S. Senator and Governor Christopher 'Kit' Bond who passed on Tuesday at the age of 86.
Bond will be honored at a state memorial service on Tuesday, May 20, held at noon inside the Missouri State Capitol. The service is open to the public.
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Funeral services will be held at Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church, 9450 Clayton Road, on May 22 at 1 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to a charity of your own choosing. The family identified a handful of charities that were important to Bond:
Parents As Teachers, St Louis, Mo.
The Christopher S Bond Community Health Scholarship Program C/O The Missouri Community Health Foundation, Jefferson City, Mo.
Central Missouri Food Bank, Columbia, Mo.
Handi-Shop, Mexico, Mo.
Kit leaves behind his wife of 22 years, Linda Holwick Bond; his son Samuel Reid Bond, referred to by Kit as his hero for his service as a U.S. Marine in Iraq; and Sam's family: wife Margaret Crews Bond, granddaughter Elizabeth Ivy Bond (14), and grandson Samuel Walker Bond (11).
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