One victim worked for the Virginia Beach municipal government for 41 years. Another, for just 11 months. A third was a contractor who was filing a permit at the worst time possible.
Most of the twelve people who were killed Friday by gunman DeWayne Craddock — himself a longtime municipal employee — had the kind of job titles common for hard-working government servants. They were engineers, right of way agents, account clerks or administrative assistants.
During a news conference Saturday, Virginia Beach City Manager Dave Hansen released the names of the 12 victims. They were identified as:
Christopher Kelly Rapp of Powhatan, an engineer with Public Works for 11 months.
Rapp loved Scottish music.
When he wasn’t at work, he enjoyed putting on a kilt and playing his pipes, friends said.
Tidewater Pipes & Drums, a bagpipe band in southeastern Virginia, said on social media that Rapp had recently moved to Virginia Beach and joined the band. Bandmates described him as a quiet person who “had a passion for bagpipes and Scottish culture.”
“We are heartbroken to share the news that our bandmate, Chris Rapp, was one of the victims of Friday’s senseless shooting,” the group said Saturday morning in a Facebook post.
Ryan Keith Cox of Virginia Beach, an account clerk with Public Utilities for more than 12 years.
Cox was from a devout Christian family.
His father, E. Ray Cox Sr., 78, is the pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Virginia Beach. Three members of the church posted on Facebook mourning his death. So did his older brother, Ervin Ray Cox Jr.: “My heart is hurting because my baby brother was murdered today by the shooter in Virginia Beach mass shooting. I won’t hears his beautiful singing voice at church or home anymore. I loved my brother and will truly miss his caring soul. Until we meet again in heaven.”
Laquita C. Brown of Chesapeake, a right of way agent with Public Works for more than four years.
Tara Welch Gallagher of Virginia Beach, an engineer with Public Works for six years.
Mary Louise Gayle of Virginia Beach, a right of way agent with Public Works for 24 years.
Alexander Mikhail Gusev of Virginia Beach, a right of way agent with Public Works for nine years.
Katherine A. Nixon of Virginia Beach, an engineer with Public Utilities for 10 years.
Richard H. Nettleton of Norfolk, an engineer with Public Utilities for 28 years.
Joshua A. Hardy of Virginia Beach, an engineering tech resident with Public Utilities for more than four years.
Michelle “Missy” Langer of Virginia Beach, an administrative assistant with Public Utilities for 12 years.
Robert “Bobby” Williams of Chesapeake, a special projects coordinator with Public Utilities for 41 years.
Herbert “Bert” Snelling of Virginia Beach, a contractor who was filing a permit when the shooting occurred.
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2019-06-01 15:10:00Z
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