[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          JAMES KRAMER TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 27, 2015

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. James Kramer. 
Mr. Kramer is the Pueblo County Coroner and will be retiring this month 
after a remarkable 37-year career, making him one of the longest 
serving public officials in Colorado history.
  Mr. Kramer was elected as Pueblo County coroner on November 1, 1977 
and has investigated around 21,000 cases during his career. He has been 
a tireless servant to the people of Pueblo County and has remained on-
call 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the better-half of four 
decades. He has compassionately delivered tragic news on thousands of 
occasions and has served with his team nationally both at ground zero 
after the September 11th attacks and in Louisiana after the devastation 
of Hurricane Katrina.
  Prior to Mr. Kramer's service to the county of Pueblo, he served this 
nation in the U.S. Air Force from 1968-1977, and worked as a 
physician's assistant at Touchstone Family Practice.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kramer's dogged work ethic and dedication to serving 
both his country and community is truly admirable. I stand with the 
residents of Pueblo County and the citizens of the United States in 
thanking Mr. Kramer and congratulating him on a lifetime of public and 
selfless service. Although he is retiring from the Coroner's role, he 
will stay on as a physician's assistant at the Touchstone Family 
Practice and I look forward to seeing him continue his dedicated work 
as a leader in the Pueblo County community.

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