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| Funeral for Irish Haiti victim | |
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| The funeral of an Irish aid worker killed in the Haiti earthquake has taken place on Sunday. | |
| Andrew Grene, who was born in the US but spent part of his childhood in Belturbet, County Cavan, assisted the head of the UN mission in Haiti. | Andrew Grene, who was born in the US but spent part of his childhood in Belturbet, County Cavan, assisted the head of the UN mission in Haiti. |
| The 44-year-old, whose wife Jennifer is from County Down, was killed when the UN building he was in collapsed. | The 44-year-old, whose wife Jennifer is from County Down, was killed when the UN building he was in collapsed. |
| His body was returned to Dublin on Saturday and he was buried on Sunday afternoon in Belturbet. | |
| Mr Grene, in whose name a charity is now being set up, was born in Chicago and grew up between the US and County Cavan, on a small farm outside Belturbet. | Mr Grene, in whose name a charity is now being set up, was born in Chicago and grew up between the US and County Cavan, on a small farm outside Belturbet. |
| He was interred alongside his father, who was a renowned Professor of Classics at Chicago University. | |
| He is survived by his wife Jennifer, sons Patrick and Alexander who were born in Belfast, and his daughter Rosamund who was born in the United States. | He is survived by his wife Jennifer, sons Patrick and Alexander who were born in Belfast, and his daughter Rosamund who was born in the United States. |
| Following his death, Mr Grene was described the Irish foreign minister Micheal Martin as "a great humanitarian". | Following his death, Mr Grene was described the Irish foreign minister Micheal Martin as "a great humanitarian". |