Memorial to be built at Station site

WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) – Family and friends were gathered among crosses placed at the site of the Station Nightclub fire, when they learned about plans for a permanent memorial.

For a decade, 100 crosses have marked the scene of one of the deadliest nightclub fires in U.S. history.

Soon, the property that was once home to the Station Nightclub will be transformed into the Station Fire Memorial Park

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Bruce Cain comes here often, to honor the memory of his fiancé Tina Ayer, who is one of the Station fire’s 100 victims.

“I just miss her, she was my life,” said Cain.

On Sunday, the memorial’s final plans were released which include an entrance gate stretching nearly 30 feet into the sky, an open air pavilion, and pathways winding through a dozen memorial gardens which will have individual monuments for each of the victims.

“Visitors may recognize the general shape of these monuments that like many of the park's features reflect the love of music that was shared by so many of the victims,” said Tom Viall of the Station Fire Memorial Park Design Team.

For victims’ loved ones and survivors of the fire, this permanent memorial is a long time coming.

“I think the biggest thing for me is knowing that it will be secured. Our loved ones are still here in the soil here, in the air here, and I think it will be a more pleasant place for people to come,” said Richard Moreau, father of one of the victims.

A stone angel carving, and a book commemorating the victims which had been previously donated, will also be incorporated into the memorial park.