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

• 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.