By Cameron McWhirter
An American mother and daughter from Virginia were among
passengers killed when a German Airbus A320 crashed in the French
Alps on Tuesday.
The U.S. State Department said Yvonne Selke and her daughter
Emily, from Nokesville, Va., died in the crash that killed 150.
The State Department said there was a third U.S. victim on the
ill-fated Germanwings flight, but it didn't identify that
person.
Mrs. Selke was a defense contractor employed by government
consultant Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. "Booz Allen and our employees
are mourning the sudden and shocking death of Yvonne Selke, an
employee of nearly 23 years, and her daughter Emily, in the
Germanwings airliner crash in the French Alps this week," the
company said in a statement. "Yvonne was a wonderful co-worker and
a dedicated employee."
Ms. Selke, who was in her 50s, worked at the Pentagon's National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency as a contractor, according to the
company.
Drexel University, in Philadelphia, from where daughter Emily
was graduated in 2013, also confirmed the two were killed. The
younger Ms. Selke was a music industry major.
The university's chapter of Gamma Sigma Sigma sorority posted a
statement on its Facebook page that the chapter mourned the loss of
the two women. "As a person and friend, Emily always put others
before herself and cared deeply for all those in her life," it
said.
Calls to the Selke home were answered by a man who said the
family had no comment.
The airplane was flying from Barcelona to Düsseldorf when it
crashed, leaving no survivors.
Write to Cameron McWhirter at cameron.mcwhirter@wsj.com
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