TO: Brian Fienemann, Director of Real Estate Management and Development
FROM: Governor Ron DeSantis
DATE: Monday, December 2, 2024
RE: Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Corporal Luis Paez, Deputy Sheriff Ignacio Diaz, and Deputy Sheriff Ralph Waller 

On Friday, November 22, 2024, I directed flags be flown at half-staff to honor Corporal Luis Paez and Deputy Sheriff Ralph Waller who were killed in a horrific car crash. A third officer injured in the crash, Deputy Sheriff Ignacio Diaz, tragically succumbed to his injuries on Monday, November 25, 2024. Diaz honorably served the citizens of Palm Beach County since joining the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office in 2004. He will be remembered as a hero who served nobly and protected his community. My direction to lower the flags of the United States and the State of Florida in Palm Beach County, from sunrise to sunset, on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, will now be amended to also honor Deputy Sheriff Ignacio Diaz.