Station Fire Property Owner Donates Land for Memorial
Property transfer papers were filed at West Warwick Town Hall on Friday.
According to the Associated Press, West Warwick property owner Ray Villanova has agreed to donate the site of The Station nightclub for use as a permanent memorial to the 100 people killed in the Feb. 2003 blaze. Villanova's lawyer, Dan McKiernan filed papers at West Warwick Town Hall on Friday morning transferring the land to the Station Fire Memorial Foundation. The decision brings closure to a long-standing effort to secure the site of the tragedy by families of those killed. The one condition of the transfer is that a suitable memorial be maintained at the site in perpetuity. Despite Villanova's claims that he always intended the land be used as a memorial, delays have caused much strife for many of the victims' families. Last week, …
jean mcmahon
10:26 am on Friday, September 28, 2012
The Villanova's did an act of kindness which will hopefully help these families heal. Bless you all. more ›