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Mr. Kramer
Kramer, Kay Michael, retired book designer and fine press printer extraordinaire, passed away peacefully on Good Friday, April 2, at the de Greeff Hospice House. He was 81 years old.
In addition to his wife Virginia, Kay is survived by Virginiaâs son, Christopher Wood, his wife Linda, and their children Courtney, Emma, Katie, and Andrew, all of St. Louis. Kay was predeceased by his parents, Bernard and Esther (Bundy) Kramer, and his son Scott.
When he was a freshman in high school in Omaha, Nebraska, Kay discovered what would become his life-long interest. He found little pieces of metal type laying on a sidewalk next to the school. He was fascinated with them and went on to learn hand typesetting and letterpress printing. This led to a very successful four years at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, where he excelled not only in printing, but also in typographic design. That education provided him with the qualifications to be hired as a book designer