Sylvia R. Fraiser, 53, was killed in the mass shooting at the Washington Navy Yard on the morning of September 16, 2013. A Black woman and an information assurance manager for the Naval Sea Systems Command, she oversaw network security and helped design procedures to investigate security incidents for the Department of the Navy and Department of Defense.

The attack began at about 8:16 a.m. inside Building 197 when a lone gunman, identified as 34-year-old Aaron Alexis, moved through multiple floors armed with a reassembled shotgun and later a stolen Beretta pistol. Sylvia was one of twelve civilians fatally shot; the gunman was killed by responding law enforcement at approximately 9:25 a.m. the same day. Her siblings described her as a jewel, and she held a Bachelor of Science in computer information systems and a Master’s degree in systems from Strayer University.

Those who knew Sylvia remember her radiant smile and devotion to work and family. Does anyone who worked with her at the Naval Sea Systems Command have memories or information to share about her life and legacy?