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Florida Gov. Ron Desantis issued a Memorandum Thursday, which appointed August 1 “Hulk Hogan Day in Florida.”
Desantis called for flags on the state’s capital and in Pinella’s County to be winged to half -person on Friday.
This Directive from Desantis comes a week after Hogan died at his home in Clearwater.
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WWE -legend Hulk Hogan participates in Susan G. Komen DC Race for the Cure in 2015 in 2015 in Washington, DC (Kris Connor/WireImage)
“Hogan was born in Augusta, Georgia, but moved to Tampa at a young age. He began his wrestling career in 1977 and got up to fame after participating in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE),” Desantis wrote.
“Hogan was introduced to the WWE Hall of Fame twice, first in 2005 and again in 2020 as a member of the new world order. His greater personality than life will be missed when ‘Hulkster’ was an icon for many who grew up in the 80s and 90s as well as today. He was a true floridly through and through.”
Hulk Hogan died of heart attacks while facing other health problems: officials
Officials decided that Hogan’s death was caused by a heart attack. He had a story with atrial fibrillation, a heart disease that causes irregular and rapid heartbeat, Page Six reported Thursday with reference to Pinella’s County Forensic Science Center.
Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan greets the crowd under Wwes Crown Jewel Pay-Per-View at King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh November 2, 2018. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP via Getty Images)
Medical items also showed that he had chronic lymphocytic leukemia, a cancer that affects white blood cells, reported the outlet.
Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, went to cardiac arrest on July 24. He died at the age of 71.
Sky Daily Hogan divided into an emotional social media post that her husband had “dealing with some health problems, but I really thought we would overcome them.”
Florida Gov. Ron Desantis speaks during a news conference on immigration enforcement at the Homestead Air Force Base 26 February in Homestead, Fla. (AP/Rebecca Blackwell)
“I had so much belief in his strength. I thought we still had more time,” Daily Hogan wrote.
