Richmond, VA - KOLONAY - Leo Michael, died on the May 4, 2025, in Richmond Virginia. He was born Aug. 22, 1941, in Hastings, PA. Leo is survived by his wife of 53 years, Barbara Kolonay; his children, Jennifer Gustavson (Dave), Michael Kolonay (Mary-Alice), and Liz Kolonay (Marc Leslie); his four grandchildren, Nathan, Mega, Isaac, and Kirby-Ann; his brother, George Kolonay; his sister, Betty Tamburri; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Elizabeth (Sipos) Kolonay, and his siblings, John Kolonay, Marie Miller, Catherine Sibert, Margaret Chervenak, Theresa Gaydos, Dorothy Thomas, James Kolonay, Eugene Kolonay, and Suzanne Dumm. Leo was a 1959 graduate of Hastings-Elder High School, attended Duquesne University and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a degree in physics. Leo worked for Dominion Energy in Richmond VA as a nuclear engineer. Leo could fix your car, make a paella, dance a mean polka, recite "The Owl and the Pussycat," and explain the formula for gravitational pull. He was an exceptional person and will be dearly missed by his family.