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Slain Diplomat Remembered by Family, Friends and Colleagues

Buffalo Toronto Public Media
Published January 10, 2008 at 10:18 AM EST

By Eileen Buckley

Buffalo, NY – An American diplomat from South Buffalo was laid to rest Wednesday with full military honors.

John Granville, 33, was shot to death on New Year's Eve in Sudan where he was working for the US Agency for International Development.

WBFO'S Eileen Buckley attended his funeral in Orchard Park. Click the "listen" icon above to hear her story now or use your podcasting software to download it to your computer or iPod.