The FBI has teamed with St. Margaret Foundation to establish a special fund in memory of Special Agent Samuel Hicks, who was killed in the line of duty Wednesday in Indiana Township.

In addition, Agent Hicks' funeral will be Tuesday in Baltimore.

"The Sam Hicks Fund" will be administered by St. Margaret Foundation, which will accept financial gifts from donors and oversee how those funds are invested and used. As part of its role, the foundation has agreed to make an initial grant of $1,000 to the fund.

The initial $1,000 grant from the foundation will help provide food and other assistance during the holiday season for Agent Hicks' wife, Brooke, and their 2-year-old son, Noah.

Those wishing to participate should send their donations to: The Sam Hicks Fund, c/o St. Margaret Foundation, 815 Freeport Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15215.

Gifts can be made online by visiting the St. Margaret Foundation web site at www.stmargaretfoundation.org.

His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, 5200 N. Charles St., Baltimore.

Visitation is 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and Monday in the Schimunek Funeral Home, 9705 Bel Air Road, Perry Hall, Md.

Agent Hicks is a native of Alverton, Westmoreland County, and graduated from Southmoreland High School. His wife, Brooke, is originally from Baltimore. The couple and their son, Noah, 2, were living in Richland since he was assigned to the FBI's Pittsburgh Field Office in August 2007.

More information on Agent Hicks is available at www.samhicks.org.