The body of Mr David Caldwell, believed to be the first victim in four years of dissident republicans, was buried in a hillside cemetery in Derry's Waterside overlooking the Foyle yesterday.
The grave of Mr Caldwell, a 51-year-old construction worker, is not far from the Territorial Army base in the city where he was injured by a booby-trapped device, and close to Altnagelvin hospital were he died from his injuries on Thursday morning.
Several hundred mourners stood silently as floral tributes bearing the words "Dad" and "Grandad" were placed on his grave along with many others.
His partner, Ms Mavis McFaul, was clearly distraught at the graveside as a wreath of poppies adorned with the symbol of the now-disbanded Ulster Defence Regiment was placed. Mr Caldwell served in the UDR in the 1980s.
The Rev Jim Gray quoted from scriptures, vowing that good would triumph over evil and that eternal life would conquer death.
All the while, Ms McFaul wept and had to be supported throughout by her daughters.
Earlier, Mr Caldwell's family of four held a short religious service at their home in Blackhill Road before going to the nearby Gortnessy Presbyterian church in Eglinton, outside the city.
The service, which was attended by the East Derry MP Mr Gregory Campbell of the DUP, and the Derry Assembly member Ms Annie Courtney of the SDLP, heard Mr Gray reiterate calls made by Ms McFaul and the dead man's mother for no retaliation.
He said Mr Caldwell had served in the UDR at a dangerous time yet was killed at a time when many people looked to a secure peace. He said the murder would "only harden a determination to resist the violent overthrow of society.
"There has been too much suffering in our country, too many families grieving."
Dissident republicans remain the chief suspects and the Red Hand Defenders have threatened to carry out a military response to the murder.
The coffin was lifted by six pall-bearers before being driven to Ballyoan Cemetery where a significant crowd gathered.
Condemnation for the bomb attack which resulted in Mr Caldwell's death has continued since Thursday. The Catholic Bishop of Derry, Dr Seamus Hegarty, told the BBC yesterday of the sense of shock that had descended over the city. "Everybody feels under attack and under siege as a result of this, because it strikes nerves which are rather raw at the moment, even in the wider community, not just in Derry city."
The Territorial Army, where the booby-trap device was left, has no military function and is used to train medical personnel.
The attack on the base on Limavady Road last week follows other attacks on British army installations this year. A man was critically injured when a bomb exploded at Magilligan army base in February and there were other attacks on Ebrington Barracks in Derry city and at Ballykelly, Co Derry.