Kathleen Kathy Gaarde, 62, was killed on September 16, 2013, during the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard. She was at work as a financial analyst when a gunman began a rampage that left twelve people dead before the shooter was killed by police. A co-worker said he saw the gunman shoot her while she was at her desk, emailing with her husband.

Gaarde lived in Woodbridge, Virginia, and was months away from retiring. She and her husband Douglass had been married 38 years and had two grown children, a son and a daughter. She volunteered as a bluebird monitor at Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, loved gardening, and had held Washington Capitals season tickets for more than two decades.

No other arrests or suspects were named in connection with her death; it was part of the larger, indiscriminate attack. If anyone knew Kathy Gaarde or has information about that day, please share what you can.