This is a foundation that George Steinbrenner set up years before his death and it is for a great cause.
If people could stop bickering for a moment and remember there are children, family and friends that are suffering more than we can even imagine.
Regardless of how someone dies, their family suffers and we should have them in our prayers and do what we can to support them in their time of need.
Yankee owner George Steinbrenner died in 2010, but his appreciation for the men in blue who protect New York City lives on.
For 32 years, Steinbrenner’s Yankee Silver Shield Foundation has provided for the education of the children of New York City police officers, firemen and Port Authority employees who died in the line of duty, and will do so for the family of NYPD officer Rafael Ramos, gunned down by a cold-blooded killer Saturday along with his partner, Wenjian Liu.
The foundation will pay for the education of Ramos’ son, 13-year-old Jaden, and another son who is in college.