DeSantis directs some flags at half-staff for "Hulk Hogan Day in Florida"

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Gov. Ron DeSantis declared Friday "Hulk Hogan Day in Florida" and directed the famed wrestler's home county to fly flags at half-staff.
State of play: The memo to state and local leaders comes a week after Hogan's death July 24 at his home on Clearwater Beach.
It orders the U.S. and Florida flags to be flown at half-staff at the State Capitol in Tallahassee and at local and state buildings in Pinellas from sunrise to sunset Friday.
The latest: The Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner's Office determined that Hogan died of a heart attack, NBC News reported.
What they're saying:"His larger-than-life personality will be missed, as the 'Hulkster' was an icon for many who grew up in the 80s and 90s as well as today," DeSantis wrote.
"He was a true Floridian through and through."
Between the lines: Hogan, who grew up in Tampa as Terry Bollea, also had his share of controversy.
A recording of Hogan using the n-word surfaced in 2015. In apologizing, he cited his Tampa upbringing, claiming use of the word "was part of the culture and the environment I grew up in."
Hogan also successfully sued the media outlet Gawker after the website published a portion of a video of Hogan having sex with the wife of radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge Clem.
The lawsuit, backed financially by tech billionaire Peter Thiel, had lasting impacts on privacy and First Amendment rights.