,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bdh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1
 #bjai,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself and ,mr4 
,warner7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,honoring the  
victims of the mass shooting in         
,virginia ,beach1 ,virginia4  ,whereas1 
on ,friday1 ,may #ca1 #bjai1 #ab people 
were killed in a mass shooting at the   
,municipal ,center in ,virginia ,beach1 
,virginia2 ,whereas #aa of the #ab      
victims were employees of the city of   
,virginia ,beach with more than #aej    
years of combined service to the city1  
and the remaining victim was a          
contractor who had come to the          
,municipal ,center for business2        
,whereas ,laquita ,c4 ,brown1 a #d-year 
employee of the city of ,virginia ,beach
 ,department of ,public ,works who was  
known for her love of travel with       
friends and her ability to light up a   
room with her presence1 was murdered in 

the shooting2 ,whereas ,ryan ,keith     
,cox1 a #ab-year employee of the city of
 ,virginia ,beach ,department of ,public
 ,utilities who was known for his       
kindness and beautiful singing voice1   
and who ran into danger looking for more
 people to save after ensuring his      
coworkers were sheltered in a barricaded
 room1 was murdered in the shooting2    
,whereas ,tara ,welch ,gallagher1 a     
#f-year employee of the city of         
,virginia ,beach ,department of ,public 
,works who worked as an engineer to     
provide clean drinking water for her    
community1 was murdered in the shooting2
 ,whereas ,mary ,louise ,gayle1 a       
#bd-year employee of the city of        
,virginia ,beach ,department of ,public 
,works who was known as a cheerful      
coworker and devoted mother and         
grandmother1 was murdered in the        
shooting2 ,whereas ,alexander ,mikhail  
,gusev1 a #i-year employee of the city  
of ,virginia ,beach ,department of      
,public ,works who emigrated from       

,belarus to ,virginia ,beach to find a  
better life and who was known as a      
generous and devoted coworker1 friend1  
brother1 and uncle1 was murdered in the 
shooting2 ,whereas ,joshua ,o4 ,hardy1 a
 #d-year employee of the city of        
,virginia ,beach ,department of ,public 
,utilities who was known for his        
kindhearted nature and love for his     
family and faith1 was murdered in the   
shooting2 ,whereas ,michelle ,missy     
,langer1 a #ab-year employee of the city
 of ,virginia ,beach ,department of     
,public ,utilities who was known for her
 beaming smile and passion for the      
,pittsburgh ,steelers1 and who had plans
 to retire soon1 was murdered in the    
shooting2 ,whereas ,richard ,h4         
,nettleton1 a #bh-year employee of the  
city of ,virginia ,beach ,department of 
,public ,utilities who was a selfless   
leader in regional utility system       
planning and a veteran of the #acjth    
,engineer ,brigade of the ,army1 was    
murdered in the shooting2 ,whereas      

,katherine ,a4 ,nixon1 a #aj-year       
employee of the city of ,virginia ,beach
 ,department of ,public ,utilities who  
was known for her intellect and who was 
a loving wife and mother of #c children1
 was murdered in the shooting2 ,whereas 
,christopher ,kelly ,rapp1 an #aa-month 
employee of the city of ,virginia ,beach
 ,department of ,public ,works who was  
known for his kindness1 his passion for 
playing the bagpipes1 and his devotion  
to his wife1 was murdered in the        
shooting2 ,whereas ,herbert ,bert       
,snelling1 a contractor who had come to 
the ,municipal ,center to get a permit  
and who was celebrating his #chth       
wedding anniversary1 was murdered in the
 shooting2 ,whereas ,robert ,bobby      
,williams1 a #da-year employee of the   
city of ,virginia ,beach ,department of 
,public ,utilities1 who was awarded with
 #h 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 family1 was 

murdered in the shooting2 ,whereas the  
actions of those city employees who     
alerted their coworkers to danger and   
pulled them into shelter saved an       
unknowable number of lives2 ,whereas    
police officers responded within minutes
 of the first reports of shooting1      
heroically risking their lives by       
running into the line of fire2 ,whereas 
#a police officer was shot while        
confronting the gunman and survived     
because he was wearing a bulletproof    
vest2 ,whereas those who were present   
at1 or responded to1 the scene of the   
shooting encountered a war zone of      
horrific violence that will be forever  
seared into their memories2 ,whereas    
mental health providers1 counselors1 and
 faith leaders have tended to the       
invisible wounds of the shooting1 and   
will continue to do so for decades to   
come2 ,whereas ,virginia ,beach ,chief  
of ,police ,james ,cervera1 ,mayor      
,bobby ,dyer1 and ,city ,manager ,david 
,hansen have led their community through

 its darkest hour with courage1 dignity1
 professionalism1 and compassion2 and   
,whereas1 within hours of the shooting1 
the residents of ,virginia ,beach had   
come together in an outpouring of       
support for those affected1 showing the 
resiliency of love in the face of evil3 
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate-- 7#a7 joins the ,commonwealth  
of ,virginia in mourning the deaths and 
celebrating the lives of the #ab victims
 killed in the shooting at the          
,municipal ,center in ,virginia ,beach  
on ,may #ca1 #bjai2  7#b7 applauds the  
heroism1 dedication1 and compassion of  
the police officers1 first responders1  
and emergency medical personnel who     
responded to the shooting and tended to 
the wounded1 in some cases risking their
 own lives while saving others2  7#c7   
recognizes the strength of the ,virginia
 ,beach community in coming together to 
show that this tragedy will not define  
them2 and  7#d7 reaffirms its           
responsibility to find ways to prevent  

more individuals in the ,united ,states 
from dying in acts of violence4