Elder Reno "Fred" J. Amerine, 73, of 441 Hollywell Ave., died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1999, in Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey.
Born May 11, 1925, in Cheyenne, Wyo., he was the son of the late Frederick D. and Paralee L. Wright Amerine.
A 1930 graduate of Austin High School, Knoxville, Tenn., he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Hampton (Va.) Institute and an associate degree in Chemistry from University of California at Los Angeles.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a MOMM diesel mechanic, including aboard net tenders and mine sweepers and the USS Hornet, and as a fireman pilot aboard Navy LCVP boats. Captured in the Philippines, he was a prisoner of war for seven months. Returned to the United States aboard the hospital ship Hope, he underwent rehabilitation in Bremerton (Wash.)Naval Hospital.
Elder Amerine worked for human dignity and equality.
In 1965 he received a theological degree from Charles Harrison Mason Bible College, Washington, D.C.
He and his first wife then moved to Martinsburg, W. Va., to gain ground and a building for a new church. They then moved to Chambersburg, where be became the first minority male to broadcast on the radio. For 16 years, he hosted Freddie Reno's Spiritual Hour on WCBG.
He was the first minority male to drive a truck for the former T.M. Zimmerman Trucking Co. of Chambersburg; the first minority male to complete training at Letterkenny Army Depot; and the first minority male to be a guard at Franklin County Prison, which he helped to build. He later was an associate chaplain and organized Chambersburg Area Black Ministerium in 1974. While serving as associate pastor of Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, he was ordained a pastor and full elder in 1975 of Amos Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, Mummasburg. He served nine years as pastor before resigning to continue evangelistic work.
In 1987, he retired from Letterkenny Army Depot, where he was supervisor of motor pool transportation, and became a full-time evangelist.
Elder Amerine was active with United Churches of Chambersburg, Chambersburg Area Ministerium, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Disabled American Veterans, American Association of Retired Persons and the Staff of Ministries at Chambersburg Hospital.
He affiliated his membership with the Millennium Church of God in Christ of Steelton, under the pastorate of Elder Truman Marshall.
He enjoyed playing the electronic keyboard, swimming, riding his motorcycle and bowling.
Delores L. Nalley Amerine, his first wife, died on Jan. 6, 1987. A daughter and a sister also preceded him in death.
Surviving are his second wife, Betty J. Jackson Amerine, whom he married on April 19, 1988; four daughters, Marjorie Moore, Wanda Amerine and Marlene Amerine, all of Detroit, and Delores Amerine of Dallas, Texas; five sons, Fredrick Amerine and Craig Amerine, both of Detroit; Reno Hall of Knoxville, Tenn.; and Bernard Amerine and Anthony Amerine, both of Dallas; four stepsons, Vincin Milliner of Chambersburg; Keith Jackson of Clarksville, Tenn.; and Robin K. Jackson of Covington, Va.; two stepdaughters, Darlene Milliner of Baltimore and Lisa Jackson of Fort Campbell, Ky.; a sister, Barbara J. Clark of Detroit; nieces; and nephews.
Born May 11, 1925, in Cheyenne, Wyo., he was the son of the late Frederick D. and Paralee L. Wright Amerine.
A 1930 graduate of Austin High School, Knoxville, Tenn., he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Hampton (Va.) Institute and an associate degree in Chemistry from University of California at Los Angeles.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a MOMM diesel mechanic, including aboard net tenders and mine sweepers and the USS Hornet, and as a fireman pilot aboard Navy LCVP boats. Captured in the Philippines, he was a prisoner of war for seven months. Returned to the United States aboard the hospital ship Hope, he underwent rehabilitation in Bremerton (Wash.)Naval Hospital.
Elder Amerine worked for human dignity and equality.
In 1965 he received a theological degree from Charles Harrison Mason Bible College, Washington, D.C.
He and his first wife then moved to Martinsburg, W. Va., to gain ground and a building for a new church. They then moved to Chambersburg, where be became the first minority male to broadcast on the radio. For 16 years, he hosted Freddie Reno's Spiritual Hour on WCBG.
He was the first minority male to drive a truck for the former T.M. Zimmerman Trucking Co. of Chambersburg; the first minority male to complete training at Letterkenny Army Depot; and the first minority male to be a guard at Franklin County Prison, which he helped to build. He later was an associate chaplain and organized Chambersburg Area Black Ministerium in 1974. While serving as associate pastor of Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, he was ordained a pastor and full elder in 1975 of Amos Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, Mummasburg. He served nine years as pastor before resigning to continue evangelistic work.
In 1987, he retired from Letterkenny Army Depot, where he was supervisor of motor pool transportation, and became a full-time evangelist.
Elder Amerine was active with United Churches of Chambersburg, Chambersburg Area Ministerium, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Disabled American Veterans, American Association of Retired Persons and the Staff of Ministries at Chambersburg Hospital.
He affiliated his membership with the Millennium Church of God in Christ of Steelton, under the pastorate of Elder Truman Marshall.
He enjoyed playing the electronic keyboard, swimming, riding his motorcycle and bowling.
Delores L. Nalley Amerine, his first wife, died on Jan. 6, 1987. A daughter and a sister also preceded him in death.
Surviving are his second wife, Betty J. Jackson Amerine, whom he married on April 19, 1988; four daughters, Marjorie Moore, Wanda Amerine and Marlene Amerine, all of Detroit, and Delores Amerine of Dallas, Texas; five sons, Fredrick Amerine and Craig Amerine, both of Detroit; Reno Hall of Knoxville, Tenn.; and Bernard Amerine and Anthony Amerine, both of Dallas; four stepsons, Vincin Milliner of Chambersburg; Keith Jackson of Clarksville, Tenn.; and Robin K. Jackson of Covington, Va.; two stepdaughters, Darlene Milliner of Baltimore and Lisa Jackson of Fort Campbell, Ky.; a sister, Barbara J. Clark of Detroit; nieces; and nephews.
Elder Reno "Fred" J. Amerine, 73, of 441 Hollywell Ave., died at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26, 1999, in Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey.
Born May 11, 1925, in Cheyenne, Wyo., he was the son of the late Frederick D. and Paralee L. Wright Amerine.
A 1930 graduate of Austin High School, Knoxville, Tenn., he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Hampton (Va.) Institute and an associate degree in Chemistry from University of California at Los Angeles.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a MOMM diesel mechanic, including aboard net tenders and mine sweepers and the USS Hornet, and as a fireman pilot aboard Navy LCVP boats. Captured in the Philippines, he was a prisoner of war for seven months. Returned to the United States aboard the hospital ship Hope, he underwent rehabilitation in Bremerton (Wash.)Naval Hospital.
Elder Amerine worked for human dignity and equality.
In 1965 he received a theological degree from Charles Harrison Mason Bible College, Washington, D.C.
He and his first wife then moved to Martinsburg, W. Va., to gain ground and a building for a new church. They then moved to Chambersburg, where be became the first minority male to broadcast on the radio. For 16 years, he hosted Freddie Reno's Spiritual Hour on WCBG.
He was the first minority male to drive a truck for the former T.M. Zimmerman Trucking Co. of Chambersburg; the first minority male to complete training at Letterkenny Army Depot; and the first minority male to be a guard at Franklin County Prison, which he helped to build. He later was an associate chaplain and organized Chambersburg Area Black Ministerium in 1974. While serving as associate pastor of Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, he was ordained a pastor and full elder in 1975 of Amos Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, Mummasburg. He served nine years as pastor before resigning to continue evangelistic work.
In 1987, he retired from Letterkenny Army Depot, where he was supervisor of motor pool transportation, and became a full-time evangelist.
Elder Amerine was active with United Churches of Chambersburg, Chambersburg Area Ministerium, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Disabled American Veterans, American Association of Retired Persons and the Staff of Ministries at Chambersburg Hospital.
He affiliated his membership with the Millennium Church of God in Christ of Steelton, under the pastorate of Elder Truman Marshall.
He enjoyed playing the electronic keyboard, swimming, riding his motorcycle and bowling.
Delores L. Nalley Amerine, his first wife, died on Jan. 6, 1987. A daughter and a sister also preceded him in death.
Surviving are his second wife, Betty J. Jackson Amerine, whom he married on April 19, 1988; four daughters, Marjorie Moore, Wanda Amerine and Marlene Amerine, all of Detroit, and Delores Amerine of Dallas, Texas; five sons, Fredrick Amerine and Craig Amerine, both of Detroit; Reno Hall of Knoxville, Tenn.; and Bernard Amerine and Anthony Amerine, both of Dallas; four stepsons, Vincin Milliner of Chambersburg; Keith Jackson of Clarksville, Tenn.; and Robin K. Jackson of Covington, Va.; two stepdaughters, Darlene Milliner of Baltimore and Lisa Jackson of Fort Campbell, Ky.; a sister, Barbara J. Clark of Detroit; nieces; and nephews.
Born May 11, 1925, in Cheyenne, Wyo., he was the son of the late Frederick D. and Paralee L. Wright Amerine.
A 1930 graduate of Austin High School, Knoxville, Tenn., he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from Hampton (Va.) Institute and an associate degree in Chemistry from University of California at Los Angeles.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy as a MOMM diesel mechanic, including aboard net tenders and mine sweepers and the USS Hornet, and as a fireman pilot aboard Navy LCVP boats. Captured in the Philippines, he was a prisoner of war for seven months. Returned to the United States aboard the hospital ship Hope, he underwent rehabilitation in Bremerton (Wash.)Naval Hospital.
Elder Amerine worked for human dignity and equality.
In 1965 he received a theological degree from Charles Harrison Mason Bible College, Washington, D.C.
He and his first wife then moved to Martinsburg, W. Va., to gain ground and a building for a new church. They then moved to Chambersburg, where be became the first minority male to broadcast on the radio. For 16 years, he hosted Freddie Reno's Spiritual Hour on WCBG.
He was the first minority male to drive a truck for the former T.M. Zimmerman Trucking Co. of Chambersburg; the first minority male to complete training at Letterkenny Army Depot; and the first minority male to be a guard at Franklin County Prison, which he helped to build. He later was an associate chaplain and organized Chambersburg Area Black Ministerium in 1974. While serving as associate pastor of Emmanuel Church of God in Christ, he was ordained a pastor and full elder in 1975 of Amos Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, Mummasburg. He served nine years as pastor before resigning to continue evangelistic work.
In 1987, he retired from Letterkenny Army Depot, where he was supervisor of motor pool transportation, and became a full-time evangelist.
Elder Amerine was active with United Churches of Chambersburg, Chambersburg Area Ministerium, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Disabled American Veterans, American Association of Retired Persons and the Staff of Ministries at Chambersburg Hospital.
He affiliated his membership with the Millennium Church of God in Christ of Steelton, under the pastorate of Elder Truman Marshall.
He enjoyed playing the electronic keyboard, swimming, riding his motorcycle and bowling.
Delores L. Nalley Amerine, his first wife, died on Jan. 6, 1987. A daughter and a sister also preceded him in death.
Surviving are his second wife, Betty J. Jackson Amerine, whom he married on April 19, 1988; four daughters, Marjorie Moore, Wanda Amerine and Marlene Amerine, all of Detroit, and Delores Amerine of Dallas, Texas; five sons, Fredrick Amerine and Craig Amerine, both of Detroit; Reno Hall of Knoxville, Tenn.; and Bernard Amerine and Anthony Amerine, both of Dallas; four stepsons, Vincin Milliner of Chambersburg; Keith Jackson of Clarksville, Tenn.; and Robin K. Jackson of Covington, Va.; two stepdaughters, Darlene Milliner of Baltimore and Lisa Jackson of Fort Campbell, Ky.; a sister, Barbara J. Clark of Detroit; nieces; and nephews.
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