Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has ordered flags on public buildings and grounds lowered to half-staff in honor of Former Republican Vice President, Dick Cheney, who died this week at the age of 84.

The flags will be lowered until sunset on November 13th.

DeWine, who served with Cheney in the US House of Representatives in the 1980’s, released a statement expressing his sadness at the news of Cheney’s death earlier this week.

“I first got to know him when we were members of Congress together and he was in the House Republican leadership. He was thoughtful, steady, and an advocate for his beloved Wyoming. Our nation got to see his leadership up close when he served as U.S. Secretary of Defense and directed our military strategy in Operation Desert Storm. Vice President Cheney served his country faithfully in every office he held. He will be missed. Fran and I send our condolences to his wife, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary, and to his grandchildren.”