GREAT WHITE Guitarist's Memorial Crosses Removed From Nightclub Site

September 15, 2003

Two crosses dedicated to GREAT WHITE guitarist Ty Longley, who died in The Station nightclub fire, have been removed from the site of the former club, according to the Associated Press.

The crosses were reportedly removed sometime between Thursday night (September 11) and Saturday morning (September 13).

Jody King, vice president of The Station Family Fund, which offers aid to those affected by the fire, filed a police report today about the crosses' disappearance from the site, which has been turned into a makeshift memorial of crosses, teddy bears and other mementoes.

Investigators say the band's pyrotechnics display caused the Feb. 20 inferno that destroyed the nightclub and killed 100 people.

King said a member of The Station Family Fund's board was visiting the site Saturday and discovered the crosses were missing. The woman told King a note had been left where the crosses once stood, along with other mementoes such as teddy bears, candles and flowers. King provided a copy of the note to The Associated Press.

"Ty and his band killed my daughter," the handwritten message read, with a blacked out space after the last word. "I'm sorry but Ty doesn't deserve to have a cross here."

It included a warning: "As many times as something goes up, I will tear it down."

A replacement cross for Longley was placed at the site Sunday. It's in the shape of a guitar and is rooted in cement. The original crosses were made by Longley's father and girlfriend.

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