2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 72
Celebrating the life of Leo Michael Schweiger.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 13, 2026
WHEREAS, Leo Michael Schweiger, a devoted public servant, community volunteer, advocate, and beloved resident of Winchester, died on November 1, 2024; and
WHEREAS, born on August 25, 1933, in Lenexa, Kansas, to Theodore and Madeline Schweiger, Leo Schweiger, alongside his eight siblings, was raised on a family dairy farm where he developed the humility, work ethic, and generosity that would define his life; and
WHEREAS, Leo Schweiger earned a bachelor's degree in English from St. Benedict's College in Atchison, Kansas, before proudly serving his country in the United States Air Force as a photo intelligence specialist in Japan, achieving the rank of staff sergeant and cultivating a lifelong passion for photography; and
WHEREAS, following his honorable military service, Leo Schweiger dedicated more than 30 years to the federal government as an inspector with the former U.S. Customs Service of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, serving with distinction at the Port of Houston; and
WHEREAS, Leo Schweiger subsequently served as an instructor at the U.S. Customs Training Academy in Georgetown and as director of management development at the U.S. Customs Service headquarters in Washington, D.C.; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of his exceptional career and unwavering commitment to public service, Leo Schweiger was awarded the Albert Gallatin Award, the highest career service honor of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, presented personally by Secretary of the Treasury James Baker III upon his retirement in 1985; and