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Yvonne and Emily Selke were Americans killed in Germanwings crash.
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A US contractor and her daughter graduated from college were identified Wednesday as two Americans killed aboard the aircraft Germanwings that plunged into a mountain in the French Alps, while the State Department confirmed that a third US also died.
Yvonne Selke and her daughter, Emily, of Nokesville, Virginia, the Americans were on a flight 4U9525 condemned NBC News confirmed the plane crashed Tuesday in Barcelona route, in Spain, in Düsseldorf, Germany, killing all 150 passengers and crew, said investigators found a black box and part of another black box of the Airbus A320, which was pulverized on impact in a remote region of the Alps.
Spokesman for the State Department Jen Psaki did not identify the third US.
The Selke family issued a statement about the tragic loss of the mother and daughter.
Our whole family is deeply saddened by the loss of Yvonne and Emily Selke, the family has two wonderful, caring, extraordinary people who meant so much to so many in this difficult time, we respectfully request privacy and prayers.
Selke Yvonne worked as a contractor for nearly 23 years for the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. In Washington, D, C Company.
She was a wonderful colleague and a dedicated employee who has spent his career at the firm support the mission of the National Agency for Geospatial-Intelligence, the satellite mapping office of the Pentagon, the company said.
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On Facebook, Gamma Sigma Sigma sorority Drexel University published a tribute to Emily Selke, who graduated in 2013 and former Vice President Zeta Chapter of the service sorority.
It embodies the spirit of Gamma Sigma Sigma, the post said As a person and friend, Emily has always put others before herself and cared deeply for all those in her life Emily sadly missed by her sisters of Zeta .
Emily Selke was an important music industry Antoinette Westphal College of Arts Media Design Drexel She had worked as community manager at Carr Workplaces, which is office space for companies, since last year.
We cherish ethics Emily work, enthusiasm, humor and presence in all, the company said in a statement it was dedicated, helpful and willing to go the extra mile, especially when it is came to his passion for hospitality and event planning its true, we will miss bright smile and sharp wit.
Kathy Burr, Director of Education of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manassas, Virginia, where the Selke family have been members since 1993, recalled that Yvonne Selke offered to church and Emily sang in the choir as a child.
Yvonne Selke helped the library, and she also assisted in the training program of the faith, Burr told NBC News she heard the prayers of little children and was a substitute for the classroom.
Emily Selke, who attended the second to the eighth grade at the church school, stayed near the church, Burr said she was just a very special young woman.
I love them? D remember that only spiritual people who are close to their church, near their God and near their community, she said, and they'll remember for a long time.
Ryan Ocksrider, a neighbor of Selkes in Nokesville, also described as Selkes friendly people.
Real shocking, you know, he told NBC News Life could be more in a flash They were good people.
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