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Carmen J. Renda Jr.
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Police Officer I

Carmen J. Renda Jr.

Youngstown State University Police Department — Youngstown, OH
Cardiac
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End of Watch March 16, 1996
Age 46
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
Badge 37
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Skip Renda suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after being involved in a foot pursuit of several juveniles. He was found unresponsive in his patrol van approximately 30 minutes after failing to respond to radio calls. He was transported to St. Elizabeth's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Officer Renda had served in law enforcement for 23 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

23 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer I Renda gave the Youngstown State University Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Youngstown community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer I Renda.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Youngstown State University Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Youngstown, Mahoning County, OH
Platform Identity ysuup.mahoning.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 16, 1996
Tour of Duty 23 yrs
Age 46
Badge Number 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Weapon Person

Police Officer I Carmen J. Renda Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In OH, 43 of 991 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.3% of this state's fallen. That is 4.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Youngstown State University Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Cardiac
OH — Statewide
43
of 991 officers
4.3% Cardiac
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carmen J. Renda Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Carmen J. Renda Jr. Compares

Age at Death
46
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
23
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Carmen J. Renda Jr. is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

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