Miami Marlins Pay for Jose Fernandez's Funeral Costs
As the Miami Marlins enter the offseason, they make another gesture to honor the late Jose Fernandez. The Marlins have paid for the funeral costs and made a donation.
Jose Fernandez’s death still lingers throughout the baseball community. The grief and emotions around his death remain raw as time goes on. While people across the nation grieve, the Marlins continue to honor Fernandez.
Among a number of classy moves the Miami Marlins have made relating to Fernandez’s death, they have made another one. According to the Miami Herald, the organization paid for Fernandez’s funeral and cremation costs. They followed that up with a donation to St. Brendan Catholic Church in Miami. St. Brendan Catholic Church held the funeral in two ways. The Church held a public viewing as well as a private funeral for family, friends, and teammates.
Along with family, friends, and teammates, Jeff Conine, singer Marc Anthony, Hall of Famer Tony Perez and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz attended the ceremony. The funeral mass was orated by Father Jose Alvarez. Father Alvarez is the Marlins Chaplain as well as a priest at Our Lady of the Lakes in Miami Lakes.
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Jose Fernandez died along with 27-year-old Emilio Macias and 25-year-old Eduardo Rivero. There was a boating accident off Miami Beach that resulted in a fatal crash. Fernandez’s boat was found overturned on a jetty early September 25th. The crash remains under investigation and authorities have not revealed the results of the toxicology tests. The completed toxicology report, according to Channel 7 News Miami, remains undisclosed until the completion of the investigation.
Fernandez’s memory will live on through the Marlins’ respectful, classy gestures. They have retired his number, held numerous ceremonies and events in his honor, and now financially aided his family and church.
As the 2016 season nears an end, let us not forget what Jose Fernandez meant to the game. The Miami Marlins are making efforts to keep his memory alive, as we all should.
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