A sea of ​​blue uniforms stretched over blocks as Anthony Varvaro, 37, received the guard of honor at his funeral Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Tompkinsville.  It was followed by an internment in the Saint-Pierre cemetery

Funeral of former MLB pitcher turned NYPD officer who died morning of 9/11 ceremony

Family and friends gathered on Staten Island to say goodbye to the former MLB pitcher-turned-Port Authority police officer who was tragically killed in a backhand crash on his way to the 9/11 memorial ceremony earlier this week. A sea of ​​blue uniforms stretched down the street for Anthony Varvaro, 37, as he received the guard …

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