Seattle Suspect Allegedly Ambushed Girl

Naveed Afzal Haq, 30, is brought into the courtroom after being booked into the King County Jail for investigation of homicide and attempted homicide Saturday, July 29, 2006 in Seattle. Haq surrendered to a SWAT team moments after the shooting began Friday afternoon at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, where he killed one person and wounded five others. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey) (Kevin P. Casey - AP)

Waechter, an assistant director at the federation, was described by colleagues as a tireless worker for the Jewish community.

"She was a person everybody loved, everybody enjoyed being with," said Rabbi Jim Mirel of Temple B'nai Torah, where Waechter was a past president.

Waechter is survived by two adult children, Nicole and Mark, Mirel said.

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Associated Press writers Donna Gordon Blankinship in Seattle and Shannon Dininny in Pasco contributed to this report.

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