The Honor Flag will be raised for the second time this year in Kaufman County.
This time, the flag will honor Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland, who was shot to death on March 30 in his home in Forney. McLelland's wife, Cynthia, was also killed.
The service to fly the flag will begin Monday at noon. The flag will remain at the top of the flagpole outside the Kaufman County Courthouse for 24 hours. Organizers told NBC 5 that the flag would fly at full height because they believe McLelland would not have wanted it at half-staff.
In February, the flag was raised for Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse, who was killed outside the Kaufman County courthouse in a shooting.
$200K Reward in Kaufman County Murders
New electronic billboards advertising a $200,000 reward for information in the Kaufman County murders of Mark Hasse and Mike and Cynthia McLelland have gone up around North Texas.
Thousands Gather to Remember McLellands
Thousands of people filled First Baptist Church of Sunnyvale to remember Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife Cynthia.
McLelland is the first Honor Flag honoree who has previously handled the flag. He touched the flag during the ceremony for his friend and colleague Mark Hasse.
McLelland Family Remembers Slain DA
The mother of slain Kaufman County District Attorney Mike McLelland, Wyvonne, remembers the conversations she had with her son.
The two spoke every week, a few times a week. She said the family man loved his wife Cynthia and his job, dearly.
"He never hung up the phone and didn't say 'I love you,'" Wyvonne McLelland said, choking back the years. "He was a great son, never any trouble. He just liked what he did."
McLelland says her son always did what he set his mind to. Ever since the murder of his best friend and top prosecutor, Mark Hasse, he was set on finding the killer.
"This is the bad thing, he meant to end this. Mark was one of his best friends. He was going to end this," she said.
NBC News will have an extended interview with the McLelland family on "Today."
Investigations Continues, Public Assistance Wanted
The investigations into the murders of both top Kaufman County prosecutors continue with no arrests.
Sheriffs and other law enforcement in the area have said very little about either investigation, and have set up a tip line (877-847-7522) and billboard campaign to get the public involved in sharing information.
A reward fund, including money from the Governor's office, has reached $200,000 for information leading to an arrest in the McLelland case.
NBC 5's Ray Villeda contributed to this report.
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