Caleb Renno

Memorial Picture Board for Steven Caleb Renno

Never-ending runner’s high

Steven “Caleb” Renno, 21, lived as if he was on a never-ending runner’s high.

Running was his passion during four years at Illinois Valley High School.

Pope got to know Renno — who went by Caleb — as an assistant coach for the track and field team.

“He always had a smile on his face,” Pope said. “He would always lend a helping hand; hardly ever saw him in a bad mood.”

She said Renno competed in cross country in fall and ran track — the 800-, 1,500- and 3,000-meter distance races — in spring.

“He had a lot of natural ability, and he was fast,” Pope said. “But he also worked very hard to achieve those goals that he set for himself.”

Renno attended Southern Oregon University in Ashland from fall 2005 through winter 2007. Crash victims Edrick Gomez, 19, a Coquille High School graduate, and Scott Charlson, 25, of Phoenix, were current communications majors at Southern Oregon.

Bethany described Renno as “extremely respectful to other kids, and to staff and teachers.”
Easy going. Outgoing. Personable. All of those fit, too.

“He would come into my office and just visit; talk about what he was thinking and what he wanted to do,” Bethany said.

Renno was among many of the school’s grads who worked for Grayback fighting fires during summers, she said.

“They feel important, and it’s an important job,” Bethany said.

More tribute and memorial sites for Caleb Renno:

Caleb Renno’s Legacy Page from the Medford Mail Tribune