The flag over Mr. Jefferson's Capitol flew at half staff for two days in April to honor Bruce Jamerson, clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates, who died on Easter.

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The flag over Mr. Jefferson's Capitol flew at half staff for two days in April to honor Bruce Jamerson, clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates, who died on Easter. He was 54. He was 34 when first elected clerk, making him the youngest person to hold the position since 31-year-old William Henry Manning in 1899. He spent his entire professional life in the halls of the House of Delegates. He started as a 17-year-old high school student and met his wife, who was working as a page, there. Only the 20th person to serve as clerk, Jamerson's professional reputation was esteemed. He issued a controversial ruling in 1998 against a Republican motion to seat three GOP members whose elections had not yet been certified, which allowed Democrats to re-elect Speaker Thomas Moss Jr. When Republicans took...