A memorial service for grocery store magnate Eddie Basha drew thousands of attendees, including U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and five other former Arizona governors.
Phoenix television station KTVK reports (http://bit.ly/ZeVzh3) Basha's longtime friends showed up hours in advance to get a good seat at Saturday's service, which took place in an auditorium at Arizona State University in Tempe.
Col. Olin Hogan with the Salvation Army knew Basha since the 1980s. He called the former chairman and CEO of the Bashas' family-owned supermarket chain a genuine friend and a good man.
Bashas died last month at age 75. He guided the company that carried his family name for more than 40 years.
At one time, the chain had more than 160 supermarkets serving all 15 Arizona counties.
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Information from: KTVK-TV, http://www.azfamily.com/