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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 82
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In Memory |
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of |
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Estela Zamora Kramer |
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the |
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citizens of Laredo in mourning the loss of Estela Zamora Kramer, |
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a beloved community leader, who died December 31, 2018, at the |
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age of 89; and |
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WHEREAS, Estela Kramer began her pioneering service to the |
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Laredo community at the young age of 16, when she was hired as the |
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first female swimming instructor to teach at the Laredo Boys |
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Club; she went on to receive advanced dance training at Texas |
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Woman's University, and in 1963, she was hired by the Laredo |
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Independent School District to develop and direct the physical |
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education department at the new J.W. Nixon High School; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Kramer established the school district's |
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first dance team, the J.W. Nixon High School Golden Spurs, which |
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went on to earn national and international acclaim; she also |
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created the Silver Roses dance team at Cigarroa High School, and |
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in 2012, the school district dedicated the Estela Zamora Kramer |
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Gymnasium in her honor; in addition, Mrs. Kramer founded the |
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Washington Birthday Celebration Association Youth Dance |
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Festival; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Kramer shared a life of devotion with her |
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husband, the late Walter Harry Kramer Jr., and she was blessed |
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with three children, Betty Kramer, Walter Kramer III, and the |
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late John David Kramer; and |
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WHEREAS, Estela Kramer was a treasured citizen who made a |
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lasting mark on the Laredo community, and she leaves behind |
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memories that will long be cherished by all who were privileged |
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to share in her life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved |
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family of Estela Zamora Kramer; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas |
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Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in |
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memory of Estela Kramer. |
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Zaffirini |
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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 January 28, 2019, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |