Anthony Varvaro inspired a lot of people in his baseball career. He was larger than life. Now, after tragedy, those closest to him are fulfilling his dream. 'Anthony wasn’t just a friend, he was a hero of mine.'
As of the summer of 2022, he was teaching at the academy. He and Kerry had four young children. He was coaching them in baseball and he was the recently elected president of Snug Harbor Little League, where he first learned the game. Varvaro had a multi-year plan in place to improve the league’s facilities. Already he had convinced the local community board to approve lights for the three fields, after more than 20 years of those requests being denied.
“You just don’t know what to do,” Smith said. “You have to understand, Anthony wasn’t just a friend, he was a hero of mine.” Take the trips and give the hugs to the ones you love, Kerry told a packed house at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Be grateful for the time you have, she said. She pointed around the cathedral, calling out and thanking people from her husband’s life who had made the trip — people such as Braves teammates Mike Minor and Tim Hudson.
The little leaguers of Snug Harbor, which is located near the north shore of Staten Island, used to have to rent a facility on the south shore for indoor batting practice. Now they have an indoor facility of their own measuring 50 feet by 80. They have donated FieldTurf on one field and resodded grass on the other two. They have completely revamped grounds. They have state-of-the-art illumination for night games from Musco Lighting.
He was one of many speakers that night in a ceremony emceed by Dennis Thomson and Smith. Kerry was the final speaker. She told the story of what turned out to be her husband’s last game coaching in the league — how he was giving the opposing pitcher tips and the other coach was helping their players, even though it was a playoff game.
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