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 Virginia Beach with over 150 years of service to the city collectively, 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; 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 murdered 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 better 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