The
Day Newspaper
5 Years Later, Grief Still Fresh
By Heather Allen Published on 2/18/2008
West
Warwick, R.I. — She still gets that pit in her
stomach.
The
same gut-wrenching pain she felt five years ago.
Angela
Bogart first felt the rock in her stomach as she made
her way to The Station nightclub on Feb. 21, 2003. Her
mother had attended a concert the night before when
a devastating fire ripped through the club. She tried
unsuccessfully to call her mother in Preston and learned
that she had never shown up for work that morning.
“That's
when I knew,” said Bogart, 24, of New London...read
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Standard
Times
After 5 years, sadness lingers for family, friends of
Station fire victims
By PHIL DEVITT
Standard-Times correspondent
February 18, 2008
WEST
WARWICK, R.I. — Under cloudy skies Sunday, survivors,
family members and friends solemnly marked the fifth
anniversary of The Station nightclub fire — a
blaze that killed 100 people, including several SouthCoast
residents.
But
there was also hope at the chilly outdoor ceremony on
the grounds where the nightclub once stood for a permanent
memorial to honor the victims of the fire, the fourth
deadliest in U.S. history...read
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The
Providence Journal
Plans
unveiled for West Warwick memorial
Monday, February 18, 2008
By KAREN LEE ZINER
Journal Staff Writer
WEST
WARWICK — At the site where flame and smoke stole
100 lives five years ago, there may eventually be a sculpture
garden, a meandering path, and a 100-string wind harp
set into an entry bridge.
And
where a night of horror ended in ash and dust at the Station
nightclub on Feb. 20, 2003, a stream fed by a “ripple
pool” will add a contemplative note to individual
commemorative gardens, a courtyard and a timber-framed
“meeting house.”..read
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The
Boston Globe
R.I.
fire victims gather to honor past, plan future
By Scott Allen
Globe Staff / February 18, 2008
WEST
WARWICK, R.I. - It is a place of extraordinary sorrow,
a circle of 100 wooden crosses commemorating each person
who perished in one of the worst fires in American history.
For five years, loved ones and friends of those who died
in the mad panic inside The Station nightclub that cold
February night have tended a makeshift memorial on this
barren lot where the club once stood. They have kept memories
of the victims alive with poignant mementos including
stuffed animals, baseball cards, and strings of beads...read
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Station
Fire Memorial Foundation Announce Park Design
West
Warwick Rhode Island – February 17th 2008 –
The Station Fire Memorial Foundation (SFMF) released
their plans to erect a permanent memorial park on the
site of the former Station Night Club. The announcement
came during their Fifth Anniversary Memorial Service
to commemorate the tragic 2003 fire which claimed 100
lives. SFMF Board President Jessica Garvey displayed
the plans which were selected as part of a nation-wide
design search.
The
chosen design is the creation of Architect Stephen Greenleaf
and Thomas Viall, General Manager of RI.gov. Both men
are native Rhode Islanders. The two started their work
in April of 2007 when the guidelines for the memorial
were announced by the search committee....read
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Thomas
Rossi to Aid in Fundraising Efforts for Station Fire
Memorial Foundation Park Design
West
Warwick Rhode Island – February 17th 2008 –
The Station Fire Memorial Foundation (SFMF) announced
today that they have secured the efforts of Thomas J.
Rossi to assist the board with their goal of constructing
a permanent memorial park on the site of the former
West Warwick nightclub. In his part-time role as Executive
Director Mr. Rossi will answer directly to the SFMF
Board of Directors.
"We
are thrilled to have found each other," commented
SFMF Board President Jessica Garvey. "The work
of our board has always been a grass roots effort and
while we are going to remain that way at heart we are
not naïve about the scale of this project, which
is why we are truly blessed to have a person such as
Mr. Rossi willing to help us with our continued mission."...read
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