New York Yankees to Fund Education for Children of Rafael Ramos, Wenjian Liu

New York City and the rest of the country are still reeling from the murder of police officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu on Saturday. The New York Yankees are doing their part to provide some relief to the families of the fallen officers, offering to pay for the education of Ramos' children. 

Bill Madden and Teri Thompson of the New York Daily News have more:

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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.

Liu, who was recently married, had no children.

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New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin will also be paying his respects on the sideline against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday, per Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports:

These are small consolations for the sons who lost their father and the wives who lost their husbands, but seeing the community come together and rally behind the families of the victims provides some solace after the heinous act committed on Saturday. 

The hope with an organization like the Yankee Silver Shield Foundation is that the funds made available never have to be utilized. But in the event they do, the organization is able to do some good in the face of terrible tragedy.