Tudev Bayarsaikhan, one of three men killed when a co-worker opened fire at an Edgewood granite company this month, was remembered on Saturday as a devout Christian who emigrated from Mongolia to pursue the American dream.

Dozens of mourners filled a funeral chapel in Northern Virginia to pay their respects to T.Bayarsaikhan, 53, who died  on 18 October in the shooting that also claimed the lives of three employees at  Advanced Granite Solutions and injured two others.

In a service conducted in T.Bayarsaikhan’s native Mongolian language, he was recalled as a devoted family man who, in keeping with Christian teachings, now resides in heaven. Mourners recited prayers and lifted their voices in song, including a Mongolian version of the hymn “Amazing Grace.”

T.Bayarsaikhan, who also spoke Russian, served in the army, competed in gymnastics and had a furniture business in Mongolia before moving to the United States, his son said.