DEEP PURPLE Frontman Pays Tribute To Fallen Columbia Crew

February 4, 2003

DEEP PURPLE frontman Ian Gillan has paid tribute to the fallen crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia via the following message posted on his official web site:

"Dear Friends,

"I'm sitting here stunned and hopeless in my apartment in Los Angeles, re-reading yesterday's LA Sunday Times. The headline reads 'Columbia Is Lost'.

"On behalf of all of us here, and those of you who read this, I send love and deep respect to J.P. Harrison, and all the other friends, families and colleagues of Columbia's final crew.

"It may seem odd at such a time, but the strongest image of them all, that I personally retain from this whole experience, is Kalpana Chawla's wide and wonderful smile."

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