Fenwick Holds Mass For Slain Diplomat
Fenwick High School held a special mass Tuesday to honor a former student slain Saturday in Afghanistan. Anthony Ponce reports
River Forest Honors Hometown Diplomat
Anne Smedinghoff was one of five Americans killed Saturday in a suicide car bombing as they delivered textbooks to school children. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. Natalie Martinez reports.
NBCChicago.com will provide a livestream of Anne Smedinghoff's funeral beginning at 10:30 a.m. right here.
Hundreds are expected to gather Wednesday in suburban Chicago to say their final goodbyes to an American diplomat killed in the line of duty.
Anne Smedinghoff, 25, of River Forest was killed 11 days ago by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan. She was the first U.S. diplomat to die on the job since last year's Benghazi, Libya, attack.
Smedinghoff's funeral will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke Church in River Forest. A long line of people waited at her visitation Tuesday to pay respects to her loved ones.
Earlier this week, Secretary of State John Kerry took a detour to Chicago to meet privately with Smedinghoff's family. Kerry said Smeddinghoff was "full of ideals and full of hope," and her parents said they took comfort in the outpouring of support.
"It was a very personal visit and for us very comforting and consoling," Smedinghoff's father, Tom, said after the meeting. "He again expressed his personal condolences to us for the loss of Anne and talked quite a bit about Anne's work and service."
Last week Smedinghoff's Fenwick High School alma mater held a special mass in her honor.
"For one so young, she seemed so focused and determined to unravel the big problems," said Smedinghoff's AP Spanish teacher, Irene Drago, who spoke of her quiet intelligence and special gift for foreign language.
"Teachers are supposed to inspire students," Drago said. "But most teachers quickly realize the reverse is often true. Anne inspired me."
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