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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 462
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WHEREAS, Ken Kramer retired as executive director of the |
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Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club on July 31, 2012, concluding |
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a notable career with that organization that spanned more than |
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three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Mr. Kramer served his country as a |
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member of the United States Army before earning a doctoral degree |
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in political science from Rice University; he subsequently |
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worked as a professor at San Angelo State University and Texas |
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A&M University and became involved with the Sierra Club's Lone |
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Star Chapter along the way; he served as the group's legislative |
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chair and as a member of the executive committee, and he |
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ultimately left academia in 1982 to focus on environmental |
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advocacy; he was the chapter's contract lobbyist until 1989 when |
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he was hired as its first director; and |
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WHEREAS, Under his skillful stewardship, the Lone Star |
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Chapter became a model of organizational strength and effective |
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representation, serving as a staunch advocate for improved air |
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quality and state parks and as an important resource regarding |
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state water policy; Mr. Kramer established a long and |
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wide-ranging list of noteworthy conservation achievements, |
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including his successful efforts to encourage the state to retain |
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ownership of the remote 20,000-acre Devils River State Natural |
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Area; his guidance also paved the way toward the reduced use of |
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coal as a power source and Texas' emergence as a national leader |
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in renewable energy production; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kramer continues to contribute to the |
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environmental cause as a member of the Water Conservation |
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Advisory Council, the Advisory Council for the Environmental |
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Science Institute at The University of Texas at Austin, and the |
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board of the Texas Water Foundation; his accomplishments further |
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include serving as editor of The Living Waters of Texas, a volume |
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of essays and photographs about our state's water features; and |
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WHEREAS, Known for his insightful knowledge of policy, Ken |
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Kramer is admired by colleagues as a wise strategist who keeps |
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his humor in spite of the challenges; he has dedicated his career |
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to preserving the Lone Star State's natural resources and to |
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working for clean air, water, and land on behalf of its citizens, |
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and his efforts will continue to make a positive difference in |
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the lives of Texans for years to come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby congratulate Ken Kramer on his |
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retirement as executive director of the Lone Star Chapter of the |
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Sierra Club and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Kramer as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 20, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |