Patricia Irene Pat Lowe, identified in records also as Patricia Frengs, was 55 and visiting the Mormon Family History Library in Salt Lake City on April 15, 1999, to research her family history. That Thursday a 71-year-old man, Sergei Babarin, entered the library and began shooting; patrons and staff scrambled for cover. Patricia was struck and killed by the gunfire. A security guard was the other fatality; four additional people were wounded.

Babarin, described as a Russian immigrant who reportedly suffered from schizophrenia, moved through the building and paused to reload before police confronted him. He was shot by officers and died while being transported to the hospital, so there were no arrests or trials in connection with Patricia’s killing. Patricia was mourned by family as a devoted genealogist and mother.

If anyone was at the library that day or has information about Patricia’s time there, please share what is remembered.