Wayne Everett Schramm

Wayne Everett Schramm[1]

Male 1936 - 2011  (75 years)
Person ID: I6930  "Hessevaag-Bakke"  |  Last Modified: 21 Mar 2022


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  • Name Wayne Everett Schramm 
    Gender Male 
    Birth 3 May 1936  Howard, Miner County, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 23 Jul 2011  Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
  • Parents

    Family ID: F2210 -:|:-  Group Sheet  -:|:-  Family Chart  
    Father Roger Edwin Schramm (ID:I6922)
              b. 20 Feb 1902, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 25 Jan 1968, Pinal County, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Goldie Minerva Lee (ID:I6919)
              b. 9 Feb 1909, South Dakota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 6 Apr 2005, Pinal County, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 31 Jan 1935 
  • Family

    Family ID: F2213   -:|:-   Group Sheet   -:|:-   Family Chart  -:|:-  Last Modified : 21 Mar 2022   
    Wife Living (ID:I6933) 
    Children 
      1. Living (ID:I6934)
    + 2. Living (ID:I6935)
  • Other Personal Events

    Siblings 2 brothers and 2 sisters 
  • Event Map

    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 May 1936 - Howard, Miner County, South Dakota, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Jul 2011 - Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bay Pines National Cemetery, Bay Pines, Pinellas County, Florida, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Source Citations

    1. [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74123233/wayne-everett-schramm.
      Schramm, Wayne Everett, Brig. Gen., USAF Ret., 75, died Saturday, July 23, 2011. Born in Howard, South Dakota, on May 3, 1936, Wayne married Jean McClure on May 17, 1961. He is survived by his wife Jean, brother, Dr. Vern Schramm of New York, two daughters, Susan (Scott) Wilson of Chattanooga, Tenn., Judy (Wayne) Anderson of St. Petersburg, and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Goldie Lee and Roger Schramm, sisters Carole Viebahn and Kay Schramm, and brother Dale Schramm.

      A proud graduate of South Dakota State University, Wayne was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in 1958. In the following 31 years, he completed assignments around the world specializing in communications operations. During his service, he earned a Masters in Aerospace Science from the University of Southern California, and he graduated from the National War College in 1976. He was promoted to Brigadier General and named Director of Command and Control, US Central Command at MacDill AFB in 1985. He retired in 1989, at the time serving as Vice Commander of the Air Force Communications Command. During his career, Wayne received numerous awards and decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal, a Bronze Star, and a Vietnam Service Medal with four service stars.

      Affectionately known as "Big Wayne," he spent his time since retirement enjoying family and friends, and tinkering with electronics and model airplanes. He was an inventor and had obtained two U.S. patents. He loved golfing with friends at Mangrove Bay and had two career holes-in-one. He was an active member of First United Methodist Church.

      The family will receive friends Sunday, July 31, 3 to 6 p.m., at Anderson McQueen Funeral Home 2201 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. N. A military service will be held at 9 a.m., Monday, Aug. 1, at Bay Pines National Cemetery, followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m., at First United Methodist Church, 212 3rd St. N, St. Petersburg. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial gifts be made to FUMC St. Petersburg, or to the University of South Dakota Foundation, 815 Medary Ave., Brookings, SD, 57007.
      Anderson-McQueen

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