WORCESTER, Mass. — Monday will mark 20 years since the Station Nightclub fire killed 100 concertgoers in West Warwick, Rhode Island. On Sunday, friends and family of three people lost in the tragedy will come together to raise money for a good cause.

A scholarship fundraiser for Stacie Angers, Beth Mosczynski and Mike Fresolo will be held at Rascals in Worcester from noon to 5 p.m., featuring live music and food. Fresolo and Moscynski were both Millbury residents, while Angers was from Worcester.

Ahead of the event, their families spoke with Spectrum News 1 about the memories they cherish, and how their legacies continue through those scholarships. 

Stacie’s brother, David Angers, described her as a volunteer, an adventurer and a private investigator who refused to blend in with the crowd.

“It was a tough job for her — she had blonde hair and a yellow Mustang — so it was tough for her to hide,” David joked. “Stacie was just a beautiful soul. She would help anybody, anytime, anywhere with anything.”

Courtney and Sandra Mosczynski, niece and sister of Beth, recalled her days as a standout soccer star. She also loved her dog and her family. 

“She helped all the time with us as kids,” Courtney said. “I have so many pictures. I’m a twin, so she would be with me, my twin sister and then my other two cousins, Samantha and Angela, and anytime you needed her, she would be there.”

Sandra said her selfless nature stayed with her until the night she died. 

“From what I’ve heard, in the establishment, she was trying to calm people down,” Sandra said. “It’s been a long time already, and it’s a very hard thing to accept.”

Mike Fresolo’s family, wife Yvette and daughters Maria and Emily, said he was someone you could count on — a shining personality, and a family man. 

“He was very generous. He was the life of the party,” Yvette said. “He loved to sing and dance, loved music.”

“He just loved to be a dad, and he loved to turn us upside down so we could walk on the ceiling all around the house,” Maria added. “We just thought it was the funnest thing ever.”

Two decades after the tragedy, it’s still difficult for families to come to grips with the lives cut short. Maria and Emily cherish the memories people share with them about their father.

“One of the things that keeps me kind of going is even though me and Maria didn’t know too much about him because we never really got the chance to know him, we do know we meant everything to him,” Emily said.

David Angers said he takes comfort in knowing Stacie made the most of the time she had. 

"She lived it to the fullest,” Angers said. “Even though she passed away at 29, she did more things than I’ve done, and I’m in my 40s…. She just experienced a lot in the short time she had, and I think about her all the time. I know she’s watching over me and I’m trying to make her as proud as I can.” 

The benefit concert was organized by Mark Parella, a close friend of Mike and Beth who went looking for them at the Station Nightclub that night. He said the event is a good opportunity for everyone connected to the tragedy to share stories about their loved ones and remember them.

“We did it the first year after the fire to help the families out, and then it turned into a scholarship fundraiser which will keep their names alive through the schools,” Parella said. “It brings everyone together to remember, to celebrate their lives and to raise money for a good cause.”

And Mike, Stacie and Beth’s memories continue to live on through their scholarships. 

“I think it means a lot, especially for us, because we were the kids with one parent, and so to be able to help kids now that don’t have the resources and the means to do what they want to do, it’s really important to us,” Maria said. “It makes us know that our dad would be very proud.”