The Governor’s Week in Photos – A Tribute to the late Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb

1) Honoring former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb // A bust of former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb rests in the rotunda of the Indiana Statehouse to memorialize his life and legacy.

 

 

2) Honoring former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb // The Military Department of Indiana Ceremonial Unit Funeral Cortège departs the Indiana War Memorial for the Indiana Statehouse carrying Governor Whitcomb’s casket, joined by the Indiana National Guard’s 38^th Infantry Division Band and Indiana State Police.

3) Honoring former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb // The funeral cortège pauses on Monument Circle for a military flyover in honor of Indiana’s 43^rd governor, Edgar D. Whitcomb.

  

4) Honoring former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb // Governor Mike Pence and First Lady Karen Pence share a moment with former Governor Whitcomb’s wife, Evelyn Whitcomb, in the Governor’s Office before a memorial service in former Governor Whitcomb’s honor is held in the Statehouse rotunda.

5) Honoring former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb // Hoosiers gather in the rotunda of the Indiana Statehouse for a memorial service to honor the life and legacy of former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb.

6) Honoring former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb // The Indiana National Guard performs a 19-round howitzer salute on the south Statehouse lawn in honor of former Governor Whitcomb.

7) Honoring former Governor Edgar D. Whitcomb // The Indiana National Guard Ceremonial Team folds the American flag atop former Governor Whitcomb’s casket in the Statehouse rotunda.

 

8) Honoring former Governor Edgar Whitcomb // The Adjutant General, Major General Corey Carr, presents the American flag that rested atop the casket to former Governor Whitcomb’s wife, Evelyn Whitcomb.