What is Michael Wenning?
[[File:Michael Wenning.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Wenning delivering the invocation at the [[Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan|funeral]] of [[Ronald Reagan]], June 2005]] '''Michael Harold Wenning''' (July 5, 1935 – June 28, 2011) was an [[South Africa]]n-born [[Americans|American]] [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] [[Minister (Christianity)|minister]]. From 1969 to 1977, he was pastor of a Presbyterian church in Durban, South Africa. He was known for performing [[President Reagan]]'s [[Death and state funeral of Ronald Reagan|state funeral]]. ==Early life== Wenning was born in [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]. He studied at [[Texas Christian University]] and at [[New York University]]. ==Career== From 1969 to 1977, he was pastor of a Presbyterian church in Durban, South Africa. In 1977 he returned to the United States where he worked for the next three decades as a pastor in various [[Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)]] congregations, including one in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]. ==Death== Wenning died at his home in [[Mission Viejo, California]] from [[kidney failure]] caused by [[leukemia]], aged 75.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/us/01wenning.html?_r=1&ref=deathsobituaries|title=Michael Wenning, Reagans’ Pastor, Dies at 75|author=[[Associated Press]]|date=June 30, 2011|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} * {{Find a Grave|72395693}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wenning, Michael}} [[Category:1935 births]] [[Category:2011 deaths]] [[Category:American Presbyterian ministers]] [[Category:Naturalized citizens of the United States]] [[Category:New York University alumni]] [[Category:People from Cape Town]] [[Category:White South African people]]