... Alfred graduated from Grass Valley High School in 1927 and was the class treasurer. He was chosen class valedictorian on the basis of scholarship. In 1929 he graduated from Sacramento Jr. College with honors, In 1933 he received a BA Degree in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley. Post graduate work led to becoming a Registered Professional Civil Engineer in 1953.
From 1933 to 1935 Alfred worked for the Nevada Irrigation District head quartered at Grass Valley, California as a junior engineer and land surveyor,
From 1936 to 1937 he took an eleven month trip around the world on $1000 visiting 20 countries in Europe and Asia using multiple forms of transportation including steamship, train, bicycle, motor cycle, canoe, mule, and 250 miles on foot across the Yunnan Provence of China. The book about his trip is called "5 Cents To Spare". It is available on Amazon.com under that title or the Co-authors names of Alfred H Kramm and Larry S Kramm.
Upon return from his world trip, Alfred married Margret on 8 Aug 1937 and took a position in 1937 with the Shell Oil Co., Head Office Marketing Engineering Department at San Francisco, He started as a draftsman and later became an engineer. He worked in various cities such as San Francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, and New Orleans.
Finally in 1953 he was transferred to the Manufacturing Division at the Wilmington-Domingues Shell Oil Refinery near Long Beach, California. He was classified as a Senior Civil Engineer with responsibilities over a group of engineers and surveyors in the following areas: plant survey activities; building construction; major plant maintenance; road construction and maintenance; runoff and drainage; excavation, earth fill, soil compaction and testing; foundation and footing preparation; preparation of work specifications and contracts; engineering liaison between refinery management and legal staff.
In 1957, Alfred became a member of the Local, State and National Society of Professional Engineers. He was active in various offices and committees and served as President of the Long Beach Chapter from 1962-1963.
He retired from Shell Oil in 1968 and continues to live in Long Beach today ( 1989).
Alfred's other activities included volunteer work for the Boy Scouts; President of the Sunset Community Improvement Club, San Francisco about 1951; Chairman of Building Committee, Unitarian Church, Long Beach about 1957; Member of the Bellflower Gem and Mineral Society from 1957 to present (1989); Founder and Chairman of the "Advisory Committee on the Recreational use of Public Lands" under the sponsorship of the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies from 1965-1968; Co-founder and director of the World-of-Rock hounds Association, Inc in 1968; Member of the "Off-Road Vehicle Advisory Council" to the California State Director of the Bureau of Land Management from 1969-1972; Member of an adhoc California Assembly Committee for the "Recreational Use of Agricultural Lands" from 1973-1975; and, Co-founder of the National Outdoor Coalition of Land Use Groups for Recreation in 1975.
In 1979, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Resolution No. 2088 Commending Alfred H. Kramm: "a highly industrious and dedicated Southern California Resident, is deserving of public recognition and commendation for his outstanding efforts on behalf of his fellow Californians with regard to the increased use of Public Lands for Recreation." Alfred writes about this Resolution: "Credit must be given to the many dedicated people who unselfishly gave their time and talent to assist in the research, mapping, computing, writing and typing, etc. It was this support and cooperation and the patience of my wife, Margret, that enabled the above mentioned work to proceed."
During the 11 years prior to 1989, Alfred has accumulated much of the Kramm Family history and documents. His son Larry initiated primary research and developed extensive information on the branch lines of the American Family. Larry's computerizing of completed information helped in the publication of this family history. The internet, however, was not available at the time... at least not like it is now, 2016. So, Larry, me, is scanning all printed documents and publishing to the internet hoping they will be preserved for future generations. ...
