Michael Joseph Rudometkin, 40, was killed May 26, 2021, in the mass shooting at the Valley Transportation Authority rail yard in San Jose, California. He was one of nine VTA employees fatally shot by a colleague, Samuel Cassidy, during an early-morning attack at the facility.

Rudometkin had worked for VTA since 2013 in roles including mechanic, electro-mechanic and overhead line worker. Family and coworkers remembered him as kind and generous; he was active in the Amalgamated Transit Union and served as a youth minister and pastoral council member at his church. The shooting and Cassidy’s actions prompted scrutiny of workplace safety and how complaints about troubling behavior were handled.

Who knew Michael or worked with him at VTA and can share memories or information that might help understand his life and legacy?