Style Weekly first reported on plans to name a bridge over Reedy Creek in Forest Hill Park after Bryan, Kathryn, Stella and Ruby Harvey, who were murdered in their South Richmond home on New Year's Day four years ago. The Times-Dispatch's Will Jones has additional details on the proposal:
Richmond City Council President Kathy C. Graziano is proposing an ordinance to name the span over Reedy Creek the Harvey Family Bridge, overriding a city-code provision that says city facilities shall not be named for multiple people. The council is scheduled to vote tomorrow.
"We're very happy they're doing this. It's a nice honor to our family," said Paige Harvey, Bryan's sister.
"Bryan and Kathy and the girls loved Forest Hill Park," she added. "A lot of things they did involved Forest Hill Park."
The Harveys, including daughters Stella, 9, and Ruby, 4, were murdered in the basement of their home on West 31st Street as part of a killing rampage by Ricky Javon Gray and his nephew Ray Joseph Dandridge. Gray awaits execution, while Dandridge is serving life in prison without parole.
The Friends of Forest Hill Park group sees naming the bridge as a way to remember the Harveys as vibrant members of the community. Bryan worked for Henrico County Public Schools and was a popular, longtime musician with The Dads, House of Freaks and NrG Krysys. Kathryn was an owner of World of Mirth, a gift and toy shop in Carytown.
