Flags are lowered to half-staff Tuesday at the La Plata County Courthouse in memory of fallen Denver firefighter John Whelan.
Flags are lowered to half-staff Tuesday at the La Plata County Courthouse in memory of fallen Denver firefighter John Whelan.Peter Marcus/Durango Herald

Gov. John Hickenlooper ordered flags lowered to half-staff on all public buildings statewide in memory of John Whelan. Flags were lowered at the La Plata County Administration Building, the Courthouse and Durango Public Library, to name a few.

Whelan, 46, died on July 15 from injuries he suffered during a June warehouse fire. He was a 15-year veteran of the Denver Fire Department.

Herald Staff