wyoming governor mark gordon




*For Immediate Release*

*Governor Orders Flags Lowered to Half-Staff on Monday, Nov. 3*

*CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Oct. 29, 2025* –  Governor Mark Gordon and all of Wyoming mourn the loss of former Secretary of State Kathy Karpan, who passed away October 24, 2025.

The Governor has ordered both the U.S and Wyoming flags to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise on the day of internment, Monday, November 3, 2025 and remain at half-staff until sundown. 

The Governor issued the following statement:

"“""Jennie and I were saddened to hear the news of the passing of Kathy Karpan, a long-time public servant. Kathy served as the Director of the Department of Health from 1984 to 1986 and as Wyoming’s Secretary of State from 1987 to 1995.  She went on to serve as Director of the federal Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement from 1997 to 2001.  The Gordon family extends our heartfelt condolences to the Karpan family.""”"

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*For more information: *

Amy Edmonds, Communications Director, [email protected] 

Janelle Collins, Strategic Communications Director, [email protected]







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