American mom, daughter killed in France plane crash

She had an itch for travel and a smile that could light up a room.

A brainy Drexel University grad from Virginia and her mom were among the 150 victims in the Alpine jet crash that also killed a third, unidentified American.

Emily Selke, 22, “always put others before herself and cared deeply for all those in her life,” her sorority, Gamma Sigma Sigma, posted on Facebook. “Emily will be greatly missed by her fellow sisters of Zeta.”

Selke was traveling from Spain to Germany with her mom, Yvonne Selke, 58, when the Airbus 320 went down, said the girl’s inconsolable dad, Raymond.

He was in seclusion in the family home in Nokesville, a town of 1,350 about 25 miles southwest of Washington, DC, on Wednesday. Relatives issued a statement asking for prayers.

“Our entire family is deeply saddened by the losses of Yvonne and Emily. Two wonderful, caring, amazing people who meant so much to so many. At this difficult time we respectfully ask for privacy and your prayers,” they said.

Emily Selke was a manager at Carr Workplaces, which provides temporary offices and meeting spaces, and a 2013 honors graduate of Drexel University in Philadelphia, where she served as sorority secretary.

Drexel officials said Emily, a former Girl Scout and avid jogger, majored in music industry, and her LinkedIn page said she had previously worked as a manager at the Pittsburgh Fringe Festival.

“Drexel is deeply saddened to hear about the tragic loss of alumna Emily Selke and her mother,” the school said in a statement.

Friends turned to Facebook to pay tribute and share their grief.

“Woke up to find horrible news, and I still can’t believe it. Emily Selke, you were a wonderful spirit. Always smiling is how I’ll remember you,” wrote Paola Torrico.

“She just loved to travel,” Torrico told The Post.

Yvonne Selke was a satellite-imagery analyst who worked at Booz Allen Hamilton. She was assigned to the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, which analyzes satellite and spy-plane imagery for the military and intelligence communities.

“Our employees are mourning the sudden and shocking death of Yvonne Selke, an employee of nearly 23 years, and her daughter,” said Betty Thompson, a company VP.

“Yvonne was a wonderful co-worker and a dedicated employee who spent her career with the firm supporting the mission of the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.”

Other victims included 72 Germans, 35 Spaniards, two each from Australia, Argentina, Iran and Venezuela, and one each from Britain, the Netherlands, Colombia, Mexico, Japan, Denmark, Belgium and Israel, officials said.