SCHRAMM: First Father’s Day without Dad here

Jack Schramm, with his son J.D. and his granddaughter, peers out from the fourth floor of TMP-Marian school where he once had his bunk at the former St. Joseph’s Military Academy.

In a heartfelt tribute, Hays native J.D. Schramm writes about his first Father’s Day without his dad, Jack, 93, who passed away June 2 in Hays.

Jack Schramm was dubbed the “Number One Fan” of Thomas More Prep-Marian school.

A lifelong champion and supporter of TMP-M, he had just marked the 75 year anniversary of his graduation from its predecessor school, St. Joseph’s Military Academy.

J.D. and his dad had the opportunity to tour the TMP-M fourth floor renovation project, a portion of which will be named in Jack’s memory.

Schramm, a TMP graduate, is a Stanford University faculty member living in San Francisco, Calif.