Former NFL linebacker DeMarcus Ware announced a $10,000 donation Friday to cover grave marker expenses for the 23 people who died in Sunday's tornado in Beauregard, Alabama.
Lee County coroner Bill Harris confirmed the East Alabama Medical Center Foundation will use the money on markers after the EF4 tornado led to widespread destruction and the 23 deaths, including four children, per Kirsten Fiscus and Brad Harper of the Montgomery Advertiser.
Ware, who grew up in the Lee County city of Auburn, released a statement about the donation:
"When I heard the news, I didn't know where to start, I just knew I had to do something.