Released by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Office …
On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, former State Representative Jerry Melvin passed away. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1968 until 1978 representing the 5th district. In 1994 he was reelected to his seat representing the 5th district and served for eight more years. Melvin was given the title of “Dean of the Florida House of Representatives”.
To honor the memory of former House Representative Jerry Melvin and his service to our state, I hereby direct the flags of the United States and the State of Florida to be flown at half-staff at the Okaloosa County Courthouse in Crestview, Florida, the City Hall of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and at the State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida, from sunrise to sunset on Thursday, February 27, 2020.