Delaware County PA Archives Obituaries.....Dr. Wesley H. RENNIE, 1961
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Delaware County Daily Times 3/6/1961

Dr. Wesley H. Rennie
Dies at 84 in Media
MEDIA Dr. Wesley H. Rennie 84, who went on President Theodore 
Roosevelt's good will tour, the White Fleet, died Saturday in 
the Smith Memorial Nursing Home, Media.
Dr. Rennie was born in Chester, son of the late Alfred G. and 
Mary Barnard Rennie. He was graduated from the South Chester 
High School in 1892. He received his M.D. degree from Hahnemann 
Medical College in Philadelphia.
Following his internships at several New York hospitals, Dr. 
Rennie began his practice in his home at 5th and Kerlin Sts., 
Chester. He was on the staff of Crozier Hospital when it was 
first opened. He then entered the Navy, serving as a surgeon 
for 13 years. During this time he went with Teddy Roosevelt's 
good will tour, the White Fleet. He served two years in the 
Philippines during the Russo-Japanese War. In 1918 he resigned 
from the Navy with the rank of lieutenant commander.
With the United States entry into World War I, Dr. Rennie went 
overseas with the American Red Cross. Immediately following the 
armistice, at the request of the Greek Government, he went to 
Athens to organize and establish infant welfare. As a result of 
his work, he received a decoration From the king of Greece. A 
similar request came from Rumania to undertake the national 
campaign for child welfare. After consultation with Queen Marie, 
he established a 200-bed Children's Hospital in Bucharest.
Upon his return, Dr. Rennie practiced in Philadelphia and was on 
the staff at Hahnemann Hospital.
For a number of years since his retirement he had travelled 
extensively all over the world.
He was a member of Chester Lodge 236, F.and A.M., and had received 
his 50-year service pin from the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. He is 
survived by one son, Rev. J. Wesley Rennie, rector of Calvary 
Episcopal Church, Rockdale, and a sister, Ella W. Rennie of Ridley 
Park. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Griffith Chapel, 
520 Chester Pike.



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