I've ordered the flags over the Oklahoma State Capitol & all state property to be flown at half-staff through 8 a.m. Monday as a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of former Speaker Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma House of Representatives Jim R. Glover.

Former Speaker Pro Tempore Glover holds the record as the longest serving Speaker Pro Tempore in Oklahoma history and was permanently named Speaker Pro Tempore Emeritus by the Legislature in 1997.

He was a champion for rural Oklahoma and a long-time rancher and iron worker. Oklahoma farmers and ranchers are the heart and soul of America and people like former Speaker Pro Tempore Glover represent the strongminded, self-reliant character of our state.