[Oe List ...] Don Cramer

[Sherwood Shankland]

Yes, Joan – Don was a forceful evangelist. Jan Campbell (my ex) and I had just moved into a house with a wooded lot, walking distance from my first engineering job at Nela Park – the GE Lamp Division in East Cleveland. All set for life in the suburbs. However we had taken RS-I (Frank Hilliard and Justin Morrill pedagogues) during our college days at CU Boulder, and had hooked up with the Cleveland Metro Cadre (Rafos’, Gilles’, Talbots, Wasons, Tippetts, Pools, Sean Burke, and many more…) So Don comes to our new place and says something like: “Why would a great young couple like you guys want to get tied down with a big old mortgage on a place in the suburbs?!?! And Sherwood, why would you want to get all tied up with a corporate giant like GE?!?!...A month later we moved into the Cleveland House with Herman and Joy Greene, Don and Claudia + + + . So Don loved to ‘practice’ his spirit lectures for RS-I, RSIIIA the Odyssey etc. on the wide-eyed interns at morning collegiums in the basement dining room…I think the rafters were scorched from his flaming deliveries. Classic chalk-talks long before Power Point. All of which launched me into an 18 year ‘tour of duty’ with OE on Global Assignment. Don’s ability to touch everyday spirit issues through conversations and spins was a powerful gift. Thanks, Don, for the stories, the spirit pushes and laughter all along the way! To Kristen

and Mark and the Cramer family connections…be well as you celebrate your Dad’s amazing journey and the bending of many journeys. 

Grace and Peace, much love all around. / 

Sherwood and Eunice from Centennial Colorado. 

From: OE <oe-bounces at lists.wedgeblade.net> On Behalf Of Joan via OE
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2018 1:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Don Cramer

 

Don Cramer was the one who dragged me kicking and screaming into the Order.  He humilated me in front of our area cadre to change my mind, how I was the ONLY hold out to have a family from every metro.  As you can see I am almost over it.  How I loved Claudia and Don.  He will be missed.  Joan Knutson



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From: Dharmalingam Vinasithamby via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> >
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Sent: Sun, Aug 26, 2018 5:23 am
Subject: [Oe List ...] Don Cramer

Dear Colleagues,

 

Just learnt that Don passed away on Friday. Kristen Cramer had mentioned it on her Facebook which someone forwarded to me. Another veteran of our community has left - I remember working with him in India, teaching in the ITIs and in the Philippines. I will remember his passion and enthusiasm. 

 

Dharma

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