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DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff and remain there from sunrise to sunset Oct. 25 to honor late state Sen. Claire Celsi, who died at 59 earlier this month.

The flags will be flown at half-staff at the Iowa Capitol, all public buildings, grounds and facilities throughout the state on the same day a ceremony will be held to celebrate Celsi’s life.

Celsi, of West Des Moines, died Oct. 6 after several weeks in hospice care.

She entered hospice care Sept. 18, according to her family. Celsi missed a portion of the 2025 legislative session due to an undisclosed ailment but returned in the closing weeks after undergoing surgery in April.

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