For his service to his state, and to his country, and on behalf of Senator Thom Tillis’s office, NC Representative Chris Humphrey and Tillis representative Adam Caldwell bestowed a flag flown over the capital to Gary Kornegay’s son, Samuel Kornegay. Gary Kornegay served in the National Guard for 16 years and the United States Air Force for four years and retired from the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office after 30 years of service. He died on November 16th, 2020.