Bonnie Hamelin lived in Warwick and worked alongside her mother, Clair Bruyere, in the cafeteria at Electric Boat at Quonset Point.

The 27-year-old was born in Providence, and graduated from Warwick Veterans Memorial High School in 1993.

Family members told The Providence Journal she was caring, considerate, and almost always smiling.

When her uncle got sick a year ago, Bonnie was the first one to send him a get-well card, and the first to call him.

"She just said, 'How can I help you?"' said her uncle, John Tomlin, of Coventry. "Bonnie cared so much about people."

In addition to her family, she doted on her three cats, Tomlin said.

Hamelin's former principal remembered her because she volunteered for a community-service home room and helped tutor younger students.

A co-worker said Hamelin loved music and enjoyed going out to hear live performances with friends.