Robert A. Rennick, Former Journal News Editor, Dies
Robert A. Rennick, former Illinois State Journal news editor, and for the last two months on the staff of the Chicago Tribune, died at 1:30 a.m. yesterday in Passavant hospital, Chicago.
Death resulted from pneumonia. Mr. Rennick resigned his state post as administrative assistant to T.P. Sullivan, director for the department of public safety, Feb. 21, to return to newspaper work with the Tribune, where he worked on the editorial copy desk until he became ill. He seemed to be recovering when he suffered a second attack and returned to the hospital. He was 44 years old.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Bisch Memorial home. Rev. William Hudnut, pastor of First Presbyterian church, will officiate, and burial will be in Roselawn cemetery. Remains will arrive in the city today and will be at the funeral home from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. and also Saturday morning.
Pallbearers will be Hal Foust of the Tribune staff, Alvin Keys, Alfred Schueppe, Leslie Volz, Paul Weidenbacher and John Ferguson.
Mr. Rennick was born in Pana, July 27, 1899, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rennick. His father, a Civil war veteran, at one time owned several hotels in Pana, Taylorville and other central Illinois cities. His mother was the former Miss Allie Lewis.
The younger Rennick was educated in Pana, Springfield and Chicago public schools including Lake View and Springfield High Schools. He was a veteran of the first World war, enlisting in May, 1917, and serving until Sept., 1919, a part of the time in the Seventh cavalry.
His first newspaper job was that of copy boy for the Springfield bureau of the United Press. After the war he worked successively for the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago Herald and Examiner, the Chicago City News Bureau and the South Bend News-Times. From 1924 to 1926 he was superintendent of the department of identification of the Springfield city police department.
He joined The State Journal staff in 1926 and in 1930 became news editor, a position which he held until 1938 when he resigned because of ill health. He was elected in 1937 as vice president of Illinois Associated Press newspapers and in 1938 became its president.
Recovering his health he became publicity director for the Republican state central committee and in 1940 was named by Gov. Green to a department of public welfare post from which he later transferred to the department of public safety.
Mr. Rennick is survived by his wife, the former Miss Florence Arnold, whom he married in 1925, and a daughter, Carolyn; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Rennick Booth, Springfield.
Illinois State Journal April 21st, 1944
Robert A. Rennick, former Illinois State Journal news editor, and for the last two months on the staff of the Chicago Tribune, died at 1:30 a.m. yesterday in Passavant hospital, Chicago.
Death resulted from pneumonia. Mr. Rennick resigned his state post as administrative assistant to T.P. Sullivan, director for the department of public safety, Feb. 21, to return to newspaper work with the Tribune, where he worked on the editorial copy desk until he became ill. He seemed to be recovering when he suffered a second attack and returned to the hospital. He was 44 years old.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Bisch Memorial home. Rev. William Hudnut, pastor of First Presbyterian church, will officiate, and burial will be in Roselawn cemetery. Remains will arrive in the city today and will be at the funeral home from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. and also Saturday morning.
Pallbearers will be Hal Foust of the Tribune staff, Alvin Keys, Alfred Schueppe, Leslie Volz, Paul Weidenbacher and John Ferguson.
Mr. Rennick was born in Pana, July 27, 1899, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rennick. His father, a Civil war veteran, at one time owned several hotels in Pana, Taylorville and other central Illinois cities. His mother was the former Miss Allie Lewis.
The younger Rennick was educated in Pana, Springfield and Chicago public schools including Lake View and Springfield High Schools. He was a veteran of the first World war, enlisting in May, 1917, and serving until Sept., 1919, a part of the time in the Seventh cavalry.
His first newspaper job was that of copy boy for the Springfield bureau of the United Press. After the war he worked successively for the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago Herald and Examiner, the Chicago City News Bureau and the South Bend News-Times. From 1924 to 1926 he was superintendent of the department of identification of the Springfield city police department.
He joined The State Journal staff in 1926 and in 1930 became news editor, a position which he held until 1938 when he resigned because of ill health. He was elected in 1937 as vice president of Illinois Associated Press newspapers and in 1938 became its president.
Recovering his health he became publicity director for the Republican state central committee and in 1940 was named by Gov. Green to a department of public welfare post from which he later transferred to the department of public safety.
Mr. Rennick is survived by his wife, the former Miss Florence Arnold, whom he married in 1925, and a daughter, Carolyn; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Rennick Booth, Springfield.
Illinois State Journal April 21st, 1944
Robert A. Rennick, Former Journal News Editor, Dies
Robert A. Rennick, former Illinois State Journal news editor, and for the last two months on the staff of the Chicago Tribune, died at 1:30 a.m. yesterday in Passavant hospital, Chicago.
Death resulted from pneumonia. Mr. Rennick resigned his state post as administrative assistant to T.P. Sullivan, director for the department of public safety, Feb. 21, to return to newspaper work with the Tribune, where he worked on the editorial copy desk until he became ill. He seemed to be recovering when he suffered a second attack and returned to the hospital. He was 44 years old.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Bisch Memorial home. Rev. William Hudnut, pastor of First Presbyterian church, will officiate, and burial will be in Roselawn cemetery. Remains will arrive in the city today and will be at the funeral home from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. and also Saturday morning.
Pallbearers will be Hal Foust of the Tribune staff, Alvin Keys, Alfred Schueppe, Leslie Volz, Paul Weidenbacher and John Ferguson.
Mr. Rennick was born in Pana, July 27, 1899, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rennick. His father, a Civil war veteran, at one time owned several hotels in Pana, Taylorville and other central Illinois cities. His mother was the former Miss Allie Lewis.
The younger Rennick was educated in Pana, Springfield and Chicago public schools including Lake View and Springfield High Schools. He was a veteran of the first World war, enlisting in May, 1917, and serving until Sept., 1919, a part of the time in the Seventh cavalry.
His first newspaper job was that of copy boy for the Springfield bureau of the United Press. After the war he worked successively for the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago Herald and Examiner, the Chicago City News Bureau and the South Bend News-Times. From 1924 to 1926 he was superintendent of the department of identification of the Springfield city police department.
He joined The State Journal staff in 1926 and in 1930 became news editor, a position which he held until 1938 when he resigned because of ill health. He was elected in 1937 as vice president of Illinois Associated Press newspapers and in 1938 became its president.
Recovering his health he became publicity director for the Republican state central committee and in 1940 was named by Gov. Green to a department of public welfare post from which he later transferred to the department of public safety.
Mr. Rennick is survived by his wife, the former Miss Florence Arnold, whom he married in 1925, and a daughter, Carolyn; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Rennick Booth, Springfield.
Illinois State Journal April 21st, 1944
Robert A. Rennick, former Illinois State Journal news editor, and for the last two months on the staff of the Chicago Tribune, died at 1:30 a.m. yesterday in Passavant hospital, Chicago.
Death resulted from pneumonia. Mr. Rennick resigned his state post as administrative assistant to T.P. Sullivan, director for the department of public safety, Feb. 21, to return to newspaper work with the Tribune, where he worked on the editorial copy desk until he became ill. He seemed to be recovering when he suffered a second attack and returned to the hospital. He was 44 years old.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Bisch Memorial home. Rev. William Hudnut, pastor of First Presbyterian church, will officiate, and burial will be in Roselawn cemetery. Remains will arrive in the city today and will be at the funeral home from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. and also Saturday morning.
Pallbearers will be Hal Foust of the Tribune staff, Alvin Keys, Alfred Schueppe, Leslie Volz, Paul Weidenbacher and John Ferguson.
Mr. Rennick was born in Pana, July 27, 1899, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rennick. His father, a Civil war veteran, at one time owned several hotels in Pana, Taylorville and other central Illinois cities. His mother was the former Miss Allie Lewis.
The younger Rennick was educated in Pana, Springfield and Chicago public schools including Lake View and Springfield High Schools. He was a veteran of the first World war, enlisting in May, 1917, and serving until Sept., 1919, a part of the time in the Seventh cavalry.
His first newspaper job was that of copy boy for the Springfield bureau of the United Press. After the war he worked successively for the Chicago Daily News, the Chicago Herald and Examiner, the Chicago City News Bureau and the South Bend News-Times. From 1924 to 1926 he was superintendent of the department of identification of the Springfield city police department.
He joined The State Journal staff in 1926 and in 1930 became news editor, a position which he held until 1938 when he resigned because of ill health. He was elected in 1937 as vice president of Illinois Associated Press newspapers and in 1938 became its president.
Recovering his health he became publicity director for the Republican state central committee and in 1940 was named by Gov. Green to a department of public welfare post from which he later transferred to the department of public safety.
Mr. Rennick is survived by his wife, the former Miss Florence Arnold, whom he married in 1925, and a daughter, Carolyn; a sister, Mrs. Sarah Rennick Booth, Springfield.
Illinois State Journal April 21st, 1944
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