WHEREAS, Senator
C. William Haines was born in Mount Holly in 1928, served honorably
with the 7th Cavalry during the Korean War, and devoted many years
in public service to the people of the State of New Jersey; and
WHEREAS, Senator
Haines served the people of New*Jersey in both the General Assembly
(1982-84) and the Senate (1985-96) and sponsored, among other important
measures, legislation which created the Transportation Trust Fund
which provides nearly $1*billion per year in State and federal funds
for transit needs, and legislation which benefited agriculture in
this State; and
WHEREAS, he
served as Chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and Vice-Chairman
of the Senate Senior Citizens, Veterans* Affairs and Agriculture
Committee; and
WHEREAS, it
is with deep sadness that we mourn the loss of Senator Haines and
extend our sincerest sympathy to his family and friends; and
WHEREAS, it
is fitting and appropriate to honor the memory and the passing of
Senator Haines;
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, CHRISTINE TODD WHITMAN, Governor of the State of New Jersey,
by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
by the Statutes of this State, do hereby ORDER and DIRECT:
1. The flag
of the United States of America and the flag of the State of New
Jersey shall be flown at half-staff at all State departments,
offices, agencies and instrumentalities during appropriate hours
from Monday, December 23, 1996 until Monday, December 30, 1996
in recognition and mourning of the passing of Senator Haines.
2. This
Order shall take effect immediately.
GIVEN,
under my hand and seal
this 23rd day of December in the
Year of Our Lord, One Thousand
Nine Hundred and Ninety-Six, and
of the Independence of the United
States, the Two Hundred and Twenty-First.
/s/
Christine Todd Whitman
Governor
Attest:
Michael P.
Torpey
Chief Counsel to the Governor
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