[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H803-H804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     REMEMBERING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATION NIGHTCLUB FIRE

  (Mr. MAGAZINER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)

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  Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, February 20th will mark the 20th 
anniversary of a tragic fire at the Station Nightclub in West Warwick, 
Rhode Island, that took the lives of 100 people and injured hundreds of 
others. That horrific fire ripped a hole in our community and left a 
deep scar on Rhode Island, one which we still feel every day.
  But Rhode Islanders are resilient, and we support one another in the 
face of tragedy. On that night in West Warwick, the heroism of 
emergency responders and ordinary people saved countless lives. In the 
wake of that horror, our State came together to mourn and memorialize 
those we lost and to help each other heal.
  Now, two decades after that awful night, I will submit the names of 
those who were lost into the Congressional Record.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring all of the victims, and to 
recommit ourselves to promoting fire safety across our country so that 
such a tragedy can never occur again.

  Louis S. Alves, Kevin Anderson, Stacie J. Angers, Christopher Arruda, 
Eugene Avilez, Tina Ayer, Mary H. Baker, Thomas A. Barnett, Laureen M. 
Beauchaine, Steven Thomas Blom, William Christopher Bonardi III, 
Kristine Carbone, William W. Cartwright, Mike Cordier, Alfred Carmina 
Crisostomi, Robert Croteau, Lisa D'Andrea, Matthew P. Darby, Dina Ann 
DeMaio, Rachael Florio DePietro, Albert DiBonaventura, Christina 
DiRienzo, Kevin J. Dunn, Lori Durante, Edward Everett Ervanian, 
Charline E. Fick, Thomas Fleming, Mark A. Fontaine, Daniel J. 
Fredrickson and Tracey Romanoff, Michael A. Fresolo, James C. Gahan, 
Melvin Gerfin Jr., Laura L. Gillett, Michael J. Gonsalves.
  James F. Gooden Jr., Derek Gray, Scott C. Greene, Scott Griffith, 
Jude Henault, Andrew Hoban, Abbie L. Hoisington, Michael Hoogasian, 
Sandy Hoogasian, Carlton L. Howorth III, Eric J. Hyer, Derek Brian 
Johnson, Lisa Kelly, Tracy King, Michael Joseph Kulz, Keith Lapierre, 
Dale L. Latulippe, Stephen Libera, John Longiaru, Ty Longley, Judith 
Manzo, Andrea Louise Mancini, Keith Anthony Mancini, Steve Mancini, 
Thomas Marion Jr., Jeffrey W. Martin, Tammy Mattera-Hausa, Kristen 
McQuarrie, Thomas Medeiros, Samuel J. Miceli Jr., Donna Mitchell, Leigh 
Ann Moreau, Ryan M. Morin, Jason Morton, Beth Mosczynski, Katherine 
O'Donnell, Nicholas O'Neill, Matthew James Pickett, Christopher Prouty.
  Jeffrey Rader, Theresa Rakoski, Robert Reisner, Walter Rich, Donald 
Roderiques, Daniel J. Fredrickson and Tracey Romanoff, Joseph Rossi, 
Bridget Sanetti, Becky Shaw, Mitchell C. Shubert, Dennis Smith, Victor 
Stark, Benjamin J. Suffoletto Jr., Shawn Patrick Sweet, Jason 
Sylvester, Sarah Jane Telgarsky, Kelly Vieira, Kevin R. Washburn, 
Everett Thomas ``Tommy'' Woodmansee III, Robert Young.

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