Bill to rename 8th Street post office for fallen police officer passes in U.S. House

A bill designating Lebanon’s 8th Street post office in honor of city police Lt. William D. Lebo has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

Congressman Dan Meuser (R-PA9) introduced the bill last summer, with Pennsylvania’s entire House delegation as bipartisan co-sponsors. The bill passed unanimously in a vote in the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 29.

Bill H.R. 3865 would rename the post office at 101 S. 8th St. as the “Lieutenant William D. Lebo Post Office Building.”

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Lt. William Lebo was just a month shy of retirement when he was shot and killed while responding to a residential break-in on March 31, 2022. A 40-year veteran of the Lebanon Police Department, he was the first city officer to die in the line of duty since 1903.

“It was a pleasure to welcome the Lebo family to Washington today as the House passed my legislation to rename the post office in Lebanon in Lt. William Lebo’s honor,” Meuser said in a statement.

“For forty years, Lt. Lebo dedicated his life to protecting and serving the Lebanon community. He was a loving father, husband, and son, who gave his life in service to others,” the congressman added. “He will be remembered as the model of what law enforcement officers should be, and our community continues to mourn his passing. It is my hope that renaming the post office in the city he loved will serve as a lasting recognition of his remarkable life and legacy, during which he always put service above self. I thank my colleagues for unanimously supporting this legislation as we strive to honor a dedicated public servant who meant such a great deal to the Lebanon community.”

The legislation now moves to the U.S. Senate for consideration before being signed into law by the President.