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Flags across Iowa lowered to honor FHS Spanish teacher
FAIRFIELD — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff Tuesday from sunrise to sunset in honor of Fairfield High School Spanish teacher Nohema Graber, who was killed last week.
A public memorial service was planned for Graber on Tuesday night at the Fairfield High School. Private services are planned for a later date.
“My heart goes out to the family, friends, colleagues and students that are dealing with this tragic murder of Nohema Graber,” Reynolds said. “Graber touched countless children’s lives through her work as an educator across our state by sharing her passion of foreign language.”
Reynolds stated that flags would be at half-staff on the State Capitol and the Capitol Complex as well as all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state.
Fairfield High School lowered its American flag to half-staff on Tuesday to honor Nohema Graber, a Spanish teacher at the school who was killed last week. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered flags at all public buildings in the state to be lowered in Graber’s honor. (Andy Hallman/The Union)
A memorial in honor of Nohema Graber has been set up along the fence on the east side of Fairfield High School, where friends and family have left flowers, candles and other mementos. (Andy Hallman/The Union)
