Despite his grief, Jesuit student helps grandmother get her holiday dream trip to New York

The last months have been a time of unfathomable loss for the Hamrick family.

First, Jason Hamrick, an assistant football coach and equipment specialist at Jesuit High School, died unexpectedly of a heart attack June 28. He was 48.

Just 11 weeks later on Sept. 12, his wife, Theresa, died of lung cancer at 47.

But now, their son Nathan, 15, despite his grief, is turning his attention to doing a good turn and helping fulfill a promise his late father made.

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