Bill Text: TX SR82 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Estela Zamora Kramer.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-01-28 - Reported enrolled [SR82 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SR82-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Estela Zamora Kramer | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
| citizens of Laredo in mourning the loss of Estela Zamora Kramer, | ||
| a beloved community leader, who died December 31, 2018, at the | ||
| age of 89; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Estela Kramer began her pioneering service to the | ||
| Laredo community at the young age of 16, when she was hired as the | ||
| first female swimming instructor to teach at the Laredo Boys | ||
| Club; she went on to receive advanced dance training at Texas | ||
| Woman's University, and in 1963, she was hired by the Laredo | ||
| Independent School District to develop and direct the physical | ||
| education department at the new J.W. Nixon High School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Kramer established the school district's | ||
| first dance team, the J.W. Nixon High School Golden Spurs, which | ||
| went on to earn national and international acclaim; she also | ||
| created the Silver Roses dance team at Cigarroa High School, and | ||
| in 2012, the school district dedicated the Estela Zamora Kramer | ||
| Gymnasium in her honor; in addition, Mrs. Kramer founded the | ||
| Washington Birthday Celebration Association Youth Dance | ||
| Festival; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Kramer shared a life of devotion with her | ||
| husband, the late Walter Harry Kramer Jr., and she was blessed | ||
| with three children, Betty Kramer, Walter Kramer III, and the | ||
| late John David Kramer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Estela Kramer was a treasured citizen who made a | ||
| lasting mark on the Laredo community, and she leaves behind | ||
| memories that will long be cherished by all who were privileged | ||
| to share in her life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family of Estela Zamora Kramer; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Estela Kramer. | ||
| Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on January 28, 2019, by | ||
| a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
