3 killed in Pierce County stabbings remembered for ‘selflessness,’ service

Those who knew Joanne Kathleen Brandani, 59; Stephanie Killilea, 67; and Louise Sandra Talley, 81, remember them for their kindness and service to their community.

The city of Gig Harbor issued a statement Monday afternoon about two of the victims killed in a mass stabbing Feb. 24 on the Key Peninsula. Brandani and Killilea were volunteer members of the Gig Harbor Arts Commission, a city commission dedicated to supporting the development and awareness of fine arts and performing arts .

“We are devastated by the news of the lives lost last week,” Gig Harbor Mayor Mary Barber wrote in the statement. “We send our deepest condolences to the families…

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