Mr Sean McGrath, the 29th person to die as a result of the Omagh bombing, was buried yesterday.
The Auxiliary Bishop of Derry, Dr Francis Lagan, told the mourners that those who carried out the bombing knew exactly where they stood in the eyes of the people of the town and of the country at large and should forever hold their heads in shame.
Mr McGrath (61), a retired baker, died in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast on Saturday.
At St Mary's Church, Killyclogher, where he had been a worshipper for many years, Mr McGrath was remembered as a friend to all. He was born at Omagh's Market Street, where he took over the family business, and where he suffered the injuries which proved fatal.
The parish priest, Father Francis Murray, told mourners that they assembled in the darkness and gloom of death. He said he had been asked to pass on the sympathies of the President, Mrs McAleese, who had met and known Mr McGrath.
Father Murray said not only had the McGrath family been bereaved, the parish had lost one of its most highly esteemed parishioners. He described Mr McGrath as a man of deep faith, immense charity, a devout Catholic and a truly outstanding member of the community.
Dr Lagan said the loss of Mr McGrath was particularly poignant because, for three weeks, the family hoped he would survive. Sadly, that was not to be.
"Enough has been said about those who carried out the evil act that caused Sean's death. They know how they stand in the eyes of the people of Omagh and the entire country, and should forever hold their heads in shame.
"Today, we would rather talk not about agents of death but rather about agents of life, those doctors and nurses who tried so valiantly to restore Sean to life and who will be disappointed that it was in vain, and, with them, we salute the doctors, nurses and ancillary staff of all the hospitals who have done, and are still doing, so much for the injured."
Relatives of some of the other 28 people killed in the blast were among mourners, along with business and civic leaders and the Mid-Ulster MP, Mr Martin McGuinness, West Tyrone Assemblymen, Mr Pat Doherty, and Mr Barry McElduff, who are members of Sinn Fein.
After the service, Mr McGrath's remains were carried from the church on a horse-drawn hearse to the cemetery at Dublin Road, Omagh.
Mr McGrath is survived by his wife, Nuala, sons, Conor and Gavin, and daughters, Noeleen and Caragh.