I somehow only learned about this today, and I can't imagine how I could have missed it before (there's even a wikipedia entry.
It was big enough to attract a hell of a lot of attention at the time:
Besides the governor, dozens of community leaders attended the funeral, including Chamber of Commerce members and bank presidents. “It sorta makes you goose pimples about America,” Fabbrini said to the UPI reporter. Governor Milliken later called Fabbrini “an example for all of us.”