IA State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Ray Gaesser
September 18, 2026 – September 20, 2026
Governor Kim Reynolds has ordered flags flown at half-staff from sunrise on Friday, September 18, 2026, until sunset on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in honor and remembrance of Ray Gaesser. A former president of the Iowa and American Soybean Associations, Gaesser was a respected agriculture and conservation leader statewide and across the country. He died on September 5, 2026, following a farm accident. The flag lowering coincides with his funeral and celebration of life services held during this weekend.
Flag protocol
Flags at half-staff from sunrise on Friday, September 18, 2026, through sunset on Sunday, September 20, 2026.
Source: governor.iowa.gov