IV 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 428 
Honoring the victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Virginia. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 5, 2019 
Mrs. LURIA (for herself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. 
SPANBERGER, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. RIGGLEMAN, Mr. GRIF-
FITH, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. BEYER, and Mr. CLINE) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the victims of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach, 
Virginia. 
Whereas, on Friday, May 31, 2019, 12 people were killed in 
a mass shooting at the Municipal Center in Virginia 
Beach, Virginia; 
Whereas 11 of 12 victims were employees of the city of Vir-
ginia Beach with over 150 years of service to the city col-
lectively, and one was a contractor who had come to the 
Municipal Center for business; 
Whereas Laquita C. Brown, a four-year employee in the city 
of Virginia Beach Public Works Department known for 
her love of travel with friends and ability to light up a 
room with her presence, was murdered in the shooting; 
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Whereas Ryan Keith Cox, a 12-year employee in the city of 
Virginia Beach Public Utilities Department known for his 
kindness and beautiful singing voice, and who ran into 
danger looking for more people to save after ensuring his 
coworkers were sheltered in a barricaded room, was mur-
dered in the shooting; 
Whereas Tara Welch Gallagher, a six-year employee in the 
city of Virginia Beach Public Works Department who 
worked as an engineer to provide clean drinking water for 
her community, was murdered in the shooting; 
Whereas Mary Louise Gayle, a 24-year employee in the city 
of Virginia Beach Public Works Department who was 
known as a cheerful coworker and devoted mother and 
grandmother, was murdered in the shooting; 
Whereas Alexander Mikhail Gusev, a nine-year employee in 
the city of Virginia Beach Public Works Department who 
emigrated to Virginia Beach from Belarus to find a bet-
ter life and who was known as a generous and devoted 
coworker, friend, brother, and uncle, was murdered in the 
shooting; 
Whereas Joshua O. Hardy, a four-year employee in the city 
of Virginia Beach Public Utilities Department known for 
his kindhearted nature and love for his family and faith, 
was murdered in the shooting; 
Whereas Michelle ‘‘Missy’’ Langer, a 12-year employee in the 
city of Virginia Beach Public Utilities Department who 
was known for her beaming smile and passion for the 
Pittsburgh Steelers, and who had plans to retire soon, 
was murdered in the shooting; 
Whereas Richard H. Nettleton, a 28-year employee in the 
city of Virginia Beach Public Utilities Department who 
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was a selfless leader in regional utility system planning 
and was a veteran of the Army’s 130th Engineer Bri-
gade, was murdered in the shooting; 
Whereas Katherine A. Nixon, a 10-year employee in the city 
of Virginia Beach Public Utilities Department who was 
known for her intellect and who was a loving wife and 
mother of 3 children, was murdered in the shooting; 
Whereas Christopher Kelly Rapp, an 11-month employee in 
the city of Virginia Beach Public Works Department, 
who was known for his kindness, his passion for playing 
the bagpipes, and his devotion to his wife, was murdered 
in the shooting; 
Whereas Herbert ‘‘Bert’’ Snelling, a contractor who had 
come to the Municipal Center to get a permit and who 
was celebrating his 38th wedding anniversary, was mur-
dered in the shooting; 
Whereas Robert ‘‘Bobby’’ Williams, a 41-year employee in 
the city of Virginia Beach Public Utilities Department, 
who was awarded with eight service awards in recognition 
of his lifetime of devoted work and who was planning on 
retiring later in the year to spend more time with his 
family, was murdered in the shooting; 
Whereas the actions of those city employees who alerted their 
coworkers to danger and pulled them into shelter saved 
an unknowable number of lives; 
Whereas police officers responded within minutes of the first 
reports of shooting, heroically risking their lives by run-
ning into the line of fire; 
Whereas 1 police officer was shot while confronting the gun-
man and survived thanks only to his bulletproof vest; 
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