David H. Rennie

David Hugh Rennie passed away, at age 61, on May 16, 2021, while visiting family in New Hampshire. David leaves behind his wife of 25 years, Helen, his daughter, Karalyn, and his son, Hugh. He is the son of Paul Rennie (pre-deceased) and Kathleen and brother to Joanne and her husband David, Paul and his wife Tracy, and Karen and her husband Scott. In addition, David leaves behind twelve nieces and nephews, six cousins, and one great-niece. David was born and raised in New England. He received his Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration from Providence College and his Masters in Business Administration from Babson College. He held a variety of positions in the healthcare management field prior to the family moving to Pennsylvania. Most recently, David spent a few years working as a financial planner for Certified Financial Services in Paramus, NJ, prior to retiring to continue to focus on his family. David had a great sense of humor from a young age and enjoyed spending time with friends and family. He lived in Reading, MA and moved to Peterborough, NH to spend as he always said his "formative" years. After graduating from ConVal Regional High School in Peterborough, David began his college career at Providence College. Taught by the Dominicans, David learned to think, debate, and apply his learnings to life. David loved sharing stories of the Friars Club, Louie's, Brad's, and evenings in 64 Hall. He had a strong faith which he carried with him throughout his life. Over the past few years, David was honored to have served as the Philadelphia Alumni Club President for Providence College. David loved his wife, Helen, and served as her informal career consultant. The two enjoyed a few months of being empty nesters until the pandemic hit. At that point, he enjoyed being quarantined with his wife and two children. In April, David and Helen celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Together, their greatest joys are Karalyn and Hugh. Karalyn became a Legacy Family member and graduated from Providence College. The two would compare notes from their Friar days at PC, but David was particularly proud that Karalyn created her own path. She joined the Pep Band and David would watch her from home on national TV as she played the saxophone at Big East tournaments at Madison Square Garden. He would wait for the camera to focus on the band and he would freeze the screen to get a picture of Karalyn. Karalyn also fell in love with counseling as a leader in the Peer Ministry program. She is currently at Boston College in grad school pursuing her passions in a double master's program for a Masters in Theology and Ministry and a Masters in Mental Health Counseling. David and Hugh also had a very special relationship. Hugh found an environmental engineering program at Northeastern University, in Boston, that would send him to Melbourne, Australia for his first semester, and, David, quickly became the proudest Husky Dad. David would read books to keep up with current events in the environmental world and sit and talk to Hugh debating issues. They enjoyed working on projects around the house sharing their engineering skills. Hugh will be starting his senior year in the fall and has been assisting a professor with her research project. David enjoyed traveling with his family. Many vacations centered around Cape Cod in the summer and Disney World in the winter. As the children grew older, vacations included Myrtle Beach, LBI, and OCMD. David also enjoyed taking cruises with the family to Alaska and the Caribbean. Most recently, Helen and David shared a cruise from Venice through the Mediterranean. The cruise included a stop in Dubrovnik where David helped Helen find her father's family home. Fulfilling a promise that he had made to her father almost 10 years earlier. David was the ultimate family man and friend that cared more about the people in his life than anything else. We will all miss his humor and ability to make you laugh with a goofy joke. Please share your stories and let David's legacy live on. In lieu of flowers, please consider a gift in memory of David H. Rennie to either Providence College or Mass General Hospital. For Providence College, please donate to the Area of Greatest Need fund. Donations can be sent to the Office of Annual Giving, Harkins Hall 412, 1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI 02918-0001 or online at givetopc.org, Class of 1982. For Mass General Hospital, please visit the MGH Fund website at giving.massgeneral.org. Family and friends are invited to David's Life Celebration, Sunday, May 23rd, from 3-5pm at Leaver/Cable of Buckingham, 4886 York Rd. David's Funeral Mass will be held at the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Monday, May 24th at 11 am, followed by interment in Doylestown Cemetery. David's Funeral Mass will be livestreamed at http://www.olguadalupe.org