Joyce to Rename Chester Twp. PO to Honor Fallen Marine
The United States Postal Service office on Chillicothe Road in Chester Township could soon be named in honor of U.S. Marine Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger, after U.S. Congressman Dave Joyce (R- Bainbridge Township) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to dedicate the building.
The United States Postal Service office on Chillicothe Road in Chester Township could soon be named in honor of U.S. Marine Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger, after U.S. Congressman Dave Joyce (R- Bainbridge Township) recently introduced bipartisan legislation to dedicate the building.
In a press release, Joyce said upon passage of the bill, the USPS will install a plaque in the post office lobby in memory of the marine, who died at 28 following a training accident on June 16, 2020. The facility would be officially renamed the Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building.
“Sgt. Weninger made the ultimate sacrifice for his country and his memory should be honored, particularly in the community where he grew up,” Joyce said. “With the passage of this bill, Kyle’s legacy would live on in his community and the postal facility would serve as a reminder to the residents of Ohio’s District 14 of the sacrifice service members and their families, like the Weningers, make for our country every day.”
Weninger, who went by Kyle or Wolf, was a graduate of Kenston High School and a local hockey legend in Geauga County, Joyce said, adding after joining the marines in 2015, he immediately excelled.
In roughly four years, Weninger earned the coveted Marine Special Operator Insignia and rose to the rank of sergeant.
Ernst Weninger, Kyle’s father, said the family is moved by the honor.
“On behalf of our entire family, we are appropriately moved by this great honor that will memorialize and remember our son and brother for his sacrifice, devotion to our country and as a true and faithful son of our community,” he said. “For all the accolades bestowed on him by such as Gov. Mike DeWine, the Kenston (Schools) Board of Education and the Marine MARSOC Raiders, among many others, this particular recognition would make him so very proud and he would be humbled to be honored in this fashion. We’d like to express our deepest gratitude to David Joyce for championing this tribute and to the entire Ohio Congressional Delegation for their support in this cause.”
