Press Release - Flags Lowered to Honor Prosecutor May
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3, 2008
CONTACT:
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370, evan.dreyer@state.co.us
GOV. RITTER ORDERS FLAGS LOWERED TO HONOR SLAIN PROSECUTOR SEAN MAY
Gov. Bill Ritter today ordered U.S. and Colorado flags lowered to half-staff across the state on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008, to honor the death of prosecutor Sean May.
May's funeral is set for 11 a.m. Thursday in the Temple Buell Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
May, 37, was killed Aug. 27 outside his Denver home. He was a chief trial deputy in the 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office, which serves Adams and Broomfield counties. He worked for the DA's Office for seven years.
His wife, Corin, is pregnant with their first child. Donations may be made to the Sean May Memorial Fund at any Wells Fargo Bank branch.