WUSTL flag at half-staff

Occasionally the WUSTL flag atop Brookings Hall on the Danforth Campus will be lowered to half-staff in honor of a member of the WUSTL community who has passed away. This page provides information about whom the flag is lowered and also includes an archive of those whom we have honored in the past. If you have questions, please contact the Office of Public Affairs at (314) 935-5230.

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WUSTL flag lowered WUSTL flag at half-staff in honor of Warren M. Shapleigh Nov. 3, 2009 -- Warren M. Shapleigh, former president of the Ralston Purina Co. and an emeritus trustee of Washington University in St. Louis, died Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, at McKnight Extended Care. He was 89.

WUSTL flag lowered WUSTL flag at half-staff in honor of Benjamin F. Edwards III April 24, 2009 -- Benjamin F. Edwards III, Washington University trustee emeritus and former chairman, chief executive officer and president of A.G. Edwards Inc., died Monday, April 20, 2009, from prostate cancer. He was 77.

WUSTL flag lowered WUSTL flag at half-staff in honor of Anthony Olasov March 16, 2009 -- The WUSTL flag is at half-staff in honor of engineering student Anthony Olasov.

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