82 | NOVEMBER 30 • 2023 J N R obert Schweiger, 102, of Bradenton, Fla., died Nov. 15, 2023. Robert arrived in Detroit in 1939 with his beloved parents, Hugo and Jolan. They had left Austria, their home, their lives, their possessions. When they fled Austria, their destination was Mexico, with visas secured from the Mexican consulate. Bob, his parents, and other family members were among the 21 Jews who boarded the S.S. Orinoco. In October of 1938, after crossing the ocean and end- ing up at Mexico’s shores, the Mexican government turned all 21 away, saying that the visas were forgeries and that the ship should return them to Europe. After being accepted by Cuba, the group spent close to nine months in the country, not speaking the language, restricted by the threat of deportation if they worked and wondering if they were going to be sent to their deaths in Europe or if there would be a country that would ultimate- ly welcome them with open arms. That country was the United States. Arriving in Detroit pen- niless, Bob learned English by watching and rewatching movies at the theater. He loved his adopted country. Bob soon met his future wife, Shirley, at a dance, and that was the start of their 77+-year love story. After having fled the religious persecution and Holocaust in Europe, Bob joined the U.S. Army. Shirley traveled to the West Coast by train to see him before he was sent off to the war. They found a rabbi, who married them in exchange for cleaning his house. A copy of the telegram they sent announcing their mar- riage hung proudly on a wall in their home. On D-Day, Bob landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy. He then went on to help liberate Paris. His medals were presented to him later in life, and those sat in a case along with an American flag on a shelf across from the mar- riage/elopement telegram. At 102, he was still with it. He was sharp and could remember names, cars people drove and the smallest and largest details. Until a few months ago, he was still driv- ing. When his license expired, the state of Florida renewed it, and he told his family that if Florida said he could drive to 107, he would try to live to be 107 to get full use of his license. He lived on his own and had the energy of some- one half his age. He would go to work every day. He was constantly learn- ing, giving his great-grand- daughter Hannah Google Earth tours of Vienna and other European cities; he spent time FaceTiming with great-grandchildren Auggie and Saxon and giving out advice. Lots of advice. Nearly four years to the day that Shirley passed away, he He Lived Life to the Fullest OBITUARIES OF BLESSED MEMORY Robert Schweiger You can honor the memory of a loved one in a most meaningful way by sponsoring a day of Torah learning at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah. During the coming week, Kaddish will be said for these departed souls during the daily minyan at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah. 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