Tom Schoolcraft

Thomas E. Schoolcraft, Jr., was a loving son, brother, father, husband, grandfather, uncle, and friend to many. In addition to his family and friends, he loved his alma mater, Texas A & M University, and he was a die-hard Aggie.

Born on December 1, 1950, at Chanute Field in Rantoul, Illinois, he was the son of Thomas E. Schoolcraft, Sr., and Barbara Schoolcraft. He grew up in a military family that was stationed in many places, including Canada, Arizona, and Finland, before the family settled in Universal City, Texas, in the early 1960’s. He graduated from Samuel Clemens High School in 1968 and headed to Texas A & M, where he was a member of the Corps.

His professional career took many turns, starting at the family business, Schoolcraft Realty, and ending with his own very successful e-filing company, File Time, that works with attorneys to file legal documents. He also spent many years working alongside his brother, Alan, at ProDoc, the legal software company Alan started.

Tom was a man of varied interests and participated in activities such as Toastmasters and New Warriors. He also was a teacher who volunteered to teach technology classes to paralegals at San Antonio College and UTSA, as well as real estate classes.

He was very civic minded, and after the death of his first wife and step-son in a tragic car accident, he donated money for an ambulance for what is now Schertz EMS. He also took EMT classes so he would better know how to respond in an emergency.

He was a devoted father who moved to Minnesota to be nearer to his beloved children, and while there he met his wife of almost twenty years, Joanna Luczak. He was a pillar of his family and the center of many family events, including the annual Schoolcraft Christmas Cookie Baking, which he originated.

Tom had battled and beaten pancreatic cancer, not once but twice in the last six years. At the time of his death, he was in good health and died due to an unfortunate accident suffered while helping his family with home maintenance at the family ranch.

He is survived by his father, Thomas E. Schoolcraft, Sr., and step-mother, Lillie, his wife, Joanna Schoolcraft, children Aaron and Renee Schoolcraft, step-daughter Paulina Sergot and her family, including his granddaughters Mila and Ella, his brother Alan Schoolcraft and sister-in-law Joette, sister Terry Fredholm and brother-in-law Ed, his nephew and niece, Jordan and Shelby Schoolcraft, and ex-sister-in-law Tandy Schoolcraft, as well as numerous cousins who were very important to him.

The family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Universal City Animal Shelter or Texas A & M University.