Family and friends gathered on Staten Island to say goodbye to former MLB pitcher-turned-Port Authority police officer who was tragically killed in a wrong-way crash while driving to the memorial ceremony earlier this week.A sea of blue uniforms stretched down the street for 37-year-old Anthony Varvaro as he was given the guard of honor at his funeral on Thursday at the Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Tompkinsville. It was followed by internment at St. Peter's Cemetery.The Staten Island native retired from professional baseball in 2016 to become a police officer for the Port Authority in New York and . He played for six seasons in the big leagues, including four with the Atlanta Braves.
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