NE State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Wendell D. Pascarelli
September 21, 2026
Governor Jim Pillen ordered all U.S. and Nebraska flags to be flown at half-staff to honor Wendell D. Pascarelli, a Yutan Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter/EMT who dedicated 35 years to the department. Pascarelli served as Fire Chief and Rural Board President before passing away from complications of line-of-duty-related cancer. This tribute recognizes his decades of brave service and commitment to his community.
Flag protocol
Flags are to be flown at half-staff on Monday, September 21, 2026, in honor of Wendell D. Pascarelli.
Source: governor.nebraska.gov