,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bdh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjai,mr4  
,ka9e 7= himself & ,mr4 ,w>n]7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &   
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,honor+ !       
victims ( ! mass %oot+ 9 ,virg9ia ,bea*1
 ,virg9ia4  ,:]eas1 on ,friday1 ,may    
#ca1 #bjai1 #ab p 7 kill$ 9 a mass %oot+
 at ! ,municipal ,c5t] 9 ,virg9ia ,bea*1
 ,virg9ia2 ,:]eas #aa ( ! #ab victims 7 
employees ( ! city ( ,virg9ia ,bea* ) m 
?an #aej ye>s ( comb9$ s]vice to ! city1
 & ! rema9+ victim 0 a contractor :o _h 
come to ! ,municipal ,c5t] = bus9ess2   
,:]eas ,laquita ,c4 ,br[n1 a #d-ye>     
employee ( ! city ( ,virg9ia ,bea*      
,dep>tm5t ( ,public ,works :o 0 kn[n =  
h] love ( travel ) fri5ds & h] ability  
to light up a room ) h] pres5ce1 0      
murd]$ 9 ! %oot+2 ,:]eas ,ryan ,kei?    
,cox1 a #ab-ye> employee ( ! city (     
,virg9ia ,bea* ,dep>tm5t ( ,public      
,utilities :o 0 kn[n = 8 k9dness &      
beautiful s++ voice1 & :o ran into dang]

 look+ = m p to save aft] ensur+ 8      
c[ork]s 7 %elt]$ 9 a b>ricad$ room1 0   
murd]$ 9 ! %oot+2 ,:]eas ,t>a ,wel*     
,gallagh]1 a #f-ye> employee ( ! city ( 
,virg9ia ,bea* ,dep>tm5t ( ,public      
,works :o work$ z an eng9e] to provide  
clean dr9k+ wat] = h] community1 0      
murd]$ 9 ! %oot+2 ,:]eas ,m>y ,l\ise    
,gayle1 a #bd-ye> employee ( ! city (   
,virg9ia ,bea* ,dep>tm5t ( ,public      
,works :o 0 kn[n z a *e]ful c[ork] &    
devot$ "m & gr&mo!r1 0 murd]$ 9 ! %oot+2
 ,:]eas ,alex&] ,mikhail ,gusev1 a      
#i-ye> employee ( ! city ( ,virg9ia     
,bea* ,dep>tm5t ( ,public ,works :o     
emigrat$ f ,bel>us to ,virg9ia ,bea* to 
f9d a bett] life & :o 0 kn[n z a g5]\s &
 devot$ c[ork]1 fri5d1 bro!r1 & uncle1 0
 murd]$ 9 ! %oot+2 ,:]eas ,jo%ua ,o4    
,h>dy1 a #d-ye> employee ( ! city (     
,virg9ia ,bea* ,dep>tm5t ( ,public      
,utilities :o 0 kn[n = 8 k9dhe>t$ nature
 & love = 8 family & fai?1 0 murd]$ 9 ! 
%oot+2 ,:]eas ,mi*elle ,missy ,lang]1 a 
#ab-ye> employee ( ! city ( ,virg9ia    

,bea* ,dep>tm5t ( ,public ,utilities :o 
0 kn[n = h] beam+ smile & passion = !   
,pittsburgh ,/eel]s1 & :o _h plans to   
retire soon1 0 murd]$ 9 ! %oot+2 ,:]eas 
,ri*>d ,h4 ,nettleton1 a #bh-ye>        
employee ( ! city ( ,virg9ia ,bea*      
,dep>tm5t ( ,public ,utilities :o 0 a   
selfless lead] 9 regional utility sy/em 
plann+ & a vet]an ( ! #acj? ,eng9e]     
,brigade ( ! ,army1 0 murd]$ 9 ! %oot+2 
,:]eas ,ka!r9e ,a4 ,nixon1 a #aj-ye>    
employee ( ! city ( ,virg9ia ,bea*      
,dep>tm5t ( ,public ,utilities :o 0 kn[n
 = h] intellect & :o 0 a lov+ wife & "m 
( #c *ildr51 0 murd]$ 9 ! %oot+2 ,:]eas 
,*ri/oph] ,kelly ,rapp1 an #aa-mon?     
employee ( ! city ( ,virg9ia ,bea*      
,dep>tm5t ( ,public ,works :o 0 kn[n = 8
 k9dness1 8 passion = play+ ! bagpipes1 
& 8 devotion to 8 wife1 0 murd]$ 9 !    
%oot+2 ,:]eas ,h]b]t ,b]t ,snell+1 a    
contractor :o _h come to ! ,municipal   
,c5t] to get a p]mit & :o 0 celebrat+ 8 
#ch? w$d+ anniv]s>y1 0 murd]$ 9 ! %oot+2
 ,:]eas ,rob]t ,bobby ,williams1 a      

#da-ye> employee ( ! city ( ,virg9ia    
,bea* ,dep>tm5t ( ,public ,utilities1 :o
 0 aw>d$ ) #h s]vice aw>ds 9 recognition
 ( 8 lifetime ( devot$ "w & :o 0 plann+ 
on retir+ lat] 9 ! ye> to sp5d m "t ) 8 
family1 0 murd]$ 9 ! %oot+2 ,:]eas !    
actions ( ^? city employees :o al]t$ _! 
c[ork]s to dang] & pull$ !m into %elt]  
sav$ an unkn[able numb] ( lives2 ,:]eas 
police (fic]s respond$ )9 m9utes ( !    
fir/ reports ( %oot+1 h]oically risk+ _!
 lives by runn+ into ! l9e ( fire2      
,:]eas #a police (fic] 0 %ot :ile       
confront+ ! gunman & surviv$ because he 
0 we>+ a bulletpro( ve/2 ,:]eas ^? :o 7 
pres5t at1 or respond$ to1 ! sc5e ( !   
%oot+ enc\nt]$ a w> zone ( horrific     
viol5ce t w be =ev] se>$ into _!        
memories2 ,:]eas m5tal heal? provid]s1  
c\nselors1 & fai? lead]s h t5d$ to !    
invisible w\nds ( ! %oot+1 & w cont9ue  
to d s = decades to come2 ,:]eas        
,virg9ia ,bea* ,*ief ( ,police ,james   
,c]v]a1 ,mayor ,bobby ,dy]1 & ,city     
,manag] ,david ,hans5 h l$ _! community 

?r\gh its d>ke/ h\r ) c\rage1 dignity1  
pr(essionalism1 & compassion2 & ,:]eas1 
)9 h\rs ( ! %oot+1 ! resid5ts ( ,virg9ia
 ,bea* _h come toge!r 9 an outp\r+ (    
support = ^? affect$1 %[+ ! resili5cy ( 
love 9 ! face ( evil3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 jo9s ! ,commonweal? (
 ,virg9ia 9 m\rn+ ! dea?s & celebrat+ ! 
lives ( ! #ab victims kill$ 9 ! %oot+ at
 ! ,municipal ,c5t] 9 ,virg9ia ,bea* on 
,may #ca1 #bjai2  7#b7 applauds !       
h]oism1 d$ication1 & compassion ( !     
police (fic]s1 fir/ respond]s1 & em]g5cy
 m$ical p]sonnel :o respond$ to ! %oot+ 
& t5d$ to ! w\nd$1 9 "s cases risk+ _!  
own lives :ile sav+ o!rs2  7#c7         
recognizes ! /r5g? ( ! ,virg9ia ,bea*   
community 9 com+ toge!r to %[ t ?is     
trag$y w n def9e !m2 &  7#d7 reaffirms  
its responsibility to f9d ways to prev5t
 m individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates f dy+ 9
 acts ( viol5ce4