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Alexander J. Rering ’72

Alexander Rering ’72, September 14, 1998, from an accidental head injury sustained while visiting his family in Brookings, Oregon. After graduating from Reed, he earned his JD degree from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago. He first practiced law at Legal Aid in Portland. In1978, he moved to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and spent the next 20 years practicing social security disability law. He was an avid outdoorsman, who was particularly at home on or in the water. He is survived by his parents; two sisters, including Marie Rering Witt ’69; a brother; a stepdaughter; and five nieces and nephews.

Appeared in Reed magazine: February 1999

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