Jan 01, 2026
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- It's been 20 years since Paige Harvey lost her younger brother Bryan. Wearing a Tree of Life necklace, something Harvey said was a big thing for her and Bryan, she sat at the table in the middle of her home, previously owned by her parents. But in the 80s, she and Bryan, who' s four years younger, shared an apartment for eight years. “I couldn’t do it with anybody but my younger brother," Paige said. Over the past two decades, friends and family of Bryan, his wife and daughters have kept their memory alive through music, a toy store and giving back to the community. The family of four was murdered in their Woodland Heights home on New Year's Day in 2006.    Bryan, Kathryn, Stella and Ruby Harvey. (Courtesy of Paige Harvey) Six days later, in Chesterfield, three members of the Tucker-Baskerville family were killed. All of their deaths were at the hands of the same two men. Bryan and Kathryn Harvey and their nine and four-year-old daughters, Stella and Ruby, were found killed in the basement of their burning home. Days later, Ashley Baskerville, an accomplice in the Harvey family murders, her mother Mary Baskerville-Tucker and stepfather Percyell Tucker were also killed.   Mary Baskerville-Tucker, Percyell Tucker and Ashley Baskerville The brutal murders were committed by Ricky Gray and Ray Dandridge. Dandridge pleaded guilty to the Baskerville-Tucker family murders and is serving life in prison. Gray was convicted in the Harvey family murders and was put to death in 2017.  However, those who knew the Harveys don’t want to remember them for what happened.  "They’ve been gone a long time, but it’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since it happened," Paige said. "It’s still really fresh. The whole day that it happened is still really fresh." After the family’s deaths, a friend came up with the Bryan and Kathryn Harvey Family Memorial Endowment Fund. Through donations, money is given to local organizations focused on youth and the arts in their honor.  Since 2006, $146,560 have been donated to 19 local organizations through a board made up of friends and family, including Harvey.    One of the organizations that was awarded $4,000 this year is Comfort Zone Camp, a bereavement camp for children who’ve lost a parent, sibling or friend. This camp was one of the first recipients in 2006, making it a full-circle moment.   “To have them contribute money to helping other campers come out to camp and get to experience our program and heal and grow from that is really, really- it means a lot to us," said Andrew Dooley from Comfort Zone Camp.    It's a nationwide organization with camps as far as California, including five set in Virginia. The non-profit is headquartered in Richmond with about 17 people running it. This year, Comfort Zone is hoping to expand its camps to northern Virginia and Nashville, with attempts to grow its staff to make it possible. “A big part of our program is honoring and remembering our loved ones, so I think them passing that on and helping other kids to heal, grieve and grow allows us to also kind of honor their family and continue to kind of let their legacy support others, which is, I think, what they did a lot while they were here in our community in Richmond," Dooley said.    There are subtle reminders of the Harvey family throughout the city.   Courtesy of Paige Harvey One of the more well-known organizations is World of Mirth, a store with “toys for kids of all ages” located in Carytown. Kathryn Harvey first opened the store in the 90s on Grace Street, which was above the now closed rock 'n' roll store Exile.  Paige described it as an eclectic store, but remembers the focus shifting to toys after Kathryn had Stella in 1996. “There were things she wasn’t finding in toy stores," Paige said. “She liked the idea of toys that adults would be interested in too.”  The store eventually relocated to Carytown, where it is still open today. Five years ago, it was bought from the family by Thea Brown, a friend of Kathryn's. “Thea has kept that store going," Paige said. "She’s the one who kept it going 20 years ago, and it was just right that she eventually bought it from us...I’m sure Kathy would be totally in line with what Thea is doing with it now...Kudos to her.”  There's a possibility that you’ve heard Bryan Harvey's voice.  As a singer, self-taught guitarist and songwriter, he's a bona fide music legend here in the River City. He played in The Boys from Skateland, House of Freaks, NrG Krysys, The Flaming Cicadas, Gutterball and The Dads.    Bryan Harvey (Courtesy of Jay Tubb) Paige said Bryan and their older brother, Mark, were both into music growing up, and that Bryan wanted Stella and Ruby to give it a shot. Bryan would play songs popular within the family, such as 'Moon River', 'Over the Rainbow' and 'Stella by Starlight.' The radio station WRIR, hosted by Jay Tubb, honored Bryan with a two-hour show in December by playing his hits and even some unreleased material.    “Any local music scene, it’s very encouraging to see people have success, and I know Bryan worked really hard," Tubb said.   Tubb met Bryan in 1979 when his brother Mike, who has since passed away, played drums in The Dads.  The Dads performing at Tobacco Company (Courtesy of Jay Tubb) “It was such fun music," Paige said. Tubb said The Dads put out one vinyl album through the record company CBS. After Mike passed away 10 years ago, a CD of unreleased 30 to 40-year-old songs called Redemption came out.  “You can hear [Bryan’s] songwriting really upfront; he was really in his element by then," Tubb said. "They were having a lot of fun. That’s the way I remember them.”   The four Harveys are buried in Hollywood Cemetery together. Paige designed their headstone, with each of their birthdays, four swallows and a tree. Which was an ode to her and Bryan's appreciation for the Tree of Life. Paige has gone to World of Mirth to buy dress-up clothes for the little girl who lives next door. Now, she recently welcomed her great niece who is less than one year old, into the world, whose middle name is Ruby Stella. She cherishes her memories with the girls, such as when she and Stella saw a downtown play of "Beauty and the Beast" and got ice cream at McDonald's afterward. Paige and Stella Harvey (Courtesy of Paige Harvey) Paige said that she didn't have as much time with Ruby, but she was a sweet little girl who always loved her red ruby slippers. Ruby's ruby red slippers. (Courtesy of Paige Harvey) "I gave her once some sparkly pink ones, but no, she wanted the red ones," Paige said. As for her little brother, Paige just misses his presence. “I miss having him to talk to about things more that than one specific memory," she said. You can donate to the Bryan and Kathryn Harvey Family Memorial Endowment Fund here. ...read more read less
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