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Renee in 1975Renee Eileen Heinle was born on August 8, 1972 at Southwest General Hospital to Norman and Carol Heinle. She joined two brothers, Allen and Russell. Her parents still live in the house Renee grew up in in Brunswick. Bigg Al lives with his wife Wendy in Brunswick. Russ lives with his wife Laurie in the Cleveland area with their daughter, Hope. She also has a younger brother Dennis, who lives with his wife Melanie in Troy, IL, with their two children, Madeline and Andrew.

Renee attended St. Ambrose for grade school, and then Padua Franciscan High School. She then went on to John Carroll University for her undergraduate degree in Marketing. She graduated in 1994, and returned to working in the family business, The Sausage Shoppe. In the fall of 1997, she returned to JCU to work on her MBA, and graduated two years later.

Renee in 1975Vinnie is always joking with her for having traveled so extensively, as she has been to over 35 states and several foreign countries. In addition to travel, she also enjoys reading, cross-stitching, shopping, and sleeping in! She collects Cherished Teddies, Longaberger baskets, and pretty much anything with Winnie-the-Pooh on it.