2026 SESSION

ENROLLED

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 217

Celebrating the life of Anna Lou Aaroe Schaberg.

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 9, 2026

Agreed to by the Senate, March 11, 2026

WHEREAS, Anna Lou Aaroe Schaberg, a passionate educator and devoted philanthropist who touched countless lives throughout the Richmond area, died on July 31, 2025; and

WHEREAS, Anna Schaberg was born in Charlottesville and grew up in the West End neighborhood of Richmond; she attended what is now Randolph College, then earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University; and

WHEREAS, Anna Schaberg pursued a career as an educator with Richmond Public Schools and began working as a coordinator of programs for gifted students in 1977; she hired a talented team of teachers and created the Special Program for Academic and Creative Excellence; and

WHEREAS, over the years, Anna Schaberg also planned summer programs, special events, and staff development and co-chaired the planning group for the Maggie L. Walker Governor's School; and

WHEREAS, Anna Schaberg was a graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond and served as co-chair of Visions 2020 for the Richmond First Club; in 1990, she and her husband formed the Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation to support organizations that help the entire Richmond community thrive; and

WHEREAS, after her retirement from teaching in 2000, Anna Schaberg established the Bob and Anna Lou Schaberg Foundation's grants and gifts program and met with nonprofit leaders to develop a comprehensive picture of community services; the foundation is currently engaged with more than 95 nonprofit organizations in the Richmond area, creating systems of support for affordable housing, workforce development, education, and more; and

WHEREAS, Anna Schaberg will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by her husband, Bob; her son, Andrew, and his family; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Anna Lou Aaroe Schaberg; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Anna Lou Aaroe Schaberg as an expression of the General Assembly's respect for her memory.