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- From his philanthropic efforts to persuading New York corporations to move their operations back to Akron in the 1980s, Brennan worked to improve the lives of residents and the community that he called home. But on Oct. 14, he passed away in his Akron home after a yearlong illness. He was 87.
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Oct 17, 2018 · The world changed immeasurably on Sunday, October 14, 2018, when David L. Brennan, 87, died at his Akron home after a year-long illness. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Ann; his...
- October 14, 2018
Oct 16, 2018 · 0:04. 0:37. Akron industrialist and philanthropist David Brennan — who once carried the nickname "the Wizard of Main Street" — died Sunday afternoon. He was 87. Brennan was best known in recent years for founding the for-profit charter school company White Hat Management in 2000 and donating millions of dollars to Summa Health.
Oct 15, 2018 · This story was originally published on March 31, 1996. When David Leo Brennan burst upon the public stage in late 1986, it was as if a conquering hero had come home. Here was this home-grown Akron boy, who had gone off to do battle in a brutal national marketplace, returning in triumph -- to a recession-battered town that was practically on its ...
Sep 19, 2020 · Brennan made the contribution in honor of her late husband and the university’s outgoing President Barbara R. Snyder. David Brennan, known for his business skills and, in later years, for founding charter school management company White Hat Management, died in October 2018.
Oct 15, 2018 · Akron industrialist David Brennan died Sunday afternoon, according to a Facebook post by his daughter, Nancy Brennan. He was 87. Brennan, a familiar figure with his trademark white hat,...
Oct 15, 2018 · CLEVELAND, Ohio - David Brennan, the Akron industrialist who helped create tuition vouchers and charter schools in Ohio but whose low-performing White Hat charter schools became a lightning...
Oct 15, 2018 · David Brennan, an influential Republican donor who gave back millions to his hometown of Akron, died Sunday, his daughter Nancy Brennan said. He was 87. Brennan started his career as an attorney and later founded a company that bought and sold manufacturing plants that made steel and auto parts.
