"Gimme Jimmy!" was the oft-used campaign slogan of Buffalo's longest-serving mayor, James Griffin. His Honor passed away on Memorial Day.
A devout pro-life Catholic, he ran on the Republican, Right-to-Life, Conservative and (at times) Democratic tickets. He welcomed the Spring of Life pro-life rally to Buffalo in 1993.
I met him once, briefly, and he was friendly, witty and gallant. A true gentleman.
His funeral today at the Basilica National Shrine of Our Lady of Victory was packed with mourners.
Rest in Peace, James Griffin.
A devout pro-life Catholic, he ran on the Republican, Right-to-Life, Conservative and (at times) Democratic tickets. He welcomed the Spring of Life pro-life rally to Buffalo in 1993.
I met him once, briefly, and he was friendly, witty and gallant. A true gentleman.
His funeral today at the Basilica National Shrine of Our Lady of Victory was packed with mourners.
Rest in Peace, James Griffin.
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