BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all U.S. and North Dakota flags to be flown at half-staff on Thursday and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, as a mark of respect as state Rep. Cynthia “Cindy” Schreiber-Beck of Wahpeton is laid to rest.

Schreiber-Beck died May 18 at age 70. She had served in the state House of Representatives since 2015 and also served as executive director of the North Dakota Agricultural Aviation Association for nearly four decades and as a commissioner on the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission from 1997 to 2022.

Armstrong directed flags to be flown at half-staff on the day of Schreiber-Beck’s burial, which will take place during a private ceremony Thursday in Wahpeton.