Roll of Honor
Carmen J. "Skip" Renda, Jr.
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.
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- July 23, 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer I Carmen J. "Skip" Renda, Jr. is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 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 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carmen J. "Skip" Renda, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Carmen J. "Skip" Renda, Jr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Cause: Heart attack
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Carmen J. "Skip" Renda, Jr. is highlighted in Mar.