Governor Deval Patrick has ordered the United States and Commonwealth flags be lowered to half-staff in honor of Wareham’s Ryan A. Goldie, who served in the United States Army as a Specialist and died on Dec. 22, 2013 at the age of 28.

Goldie was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, and died of non-combat injuries.

The order applied to all state buildings from sunrise until sunset on Saturday, Jan. 11.

A link to Goldie’s obituary can be located below.