OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.—Sunday, April 19, marked the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building, which killed 18 employees of what was then Federal Employees Credit Union. It had 33 employees at the time. Also killed were a board member and a supervisory committee member. The credit union was located on the third floor of the building, which was destroyed by Timothy P. McVeigh and Terry Nichols. In all, 163 people in the building died, including 19 children, 15 of whom were in the building’s day care center.
Credit union employees killed were Woodrow Brady, Kimberly Burgess, Katherine Anne Finley, Jamie Genzer, Sheila Gigger Driver, Linda Housley, Robbin Ann Huff, Christi Jenkins, Alvin Justes, Valerie Koelsch, Kathy Leinen, Claudette Meek, Frankie Merrell, Jill Randolph, Claudine Ritter, Christine Rosas, Sonja Sanders, Karan Shepherd, Victoria Texter, Virginia Thompson, and Tresia Worton. Two of the victims, Sheila Gigger Driver and Robbin Ann Huff, were pregnant at the time of their deaths.
The credit union’s CEO, Florence Rogers, survived the blast but was thrown three stories into the hole that remained in the center of the structure. After recovering from her injuries, Rogers spent years sharing the story of Federal Employees CU and its staff. A memorial garden now stands where the Murrah building once was.
The credit union has since changed its name to Allegiance CU. It has created a page of remembrance here.