Watertown to lower flags Wednesday for former Mayor Joseph Butler Sr.
Watertown will lower flags at city facilities to half-staff Wednesday in honor of former Mayor Joseph Butler Sr., who served from 2000 to 2003 and died at age 89.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
Watertown will lower flags at city facilities to half-staff Wednesday in honor of former Mayor Joseph Butler Sr., the city said. The flags will remain lowered throughout the day, coinciding with calling hours for Butler.
Butler served as Watertown mayor from 2000 to 2003. He died Friday at age 89.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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