RIP KEVIN KRAMER

Kevin Kramer was a graduate of La Salle-Peru High School. He received an Associate in Arts from Illinois Valley Community College and graduated cum laude from Columbia College in Chicago in 2011 which a Bachelor of Arts degree in music composition.  Kevin received the Woody Herman Jazz Award and the Jerry Shannon Memorial Service Award at La Salle-Peru High School in 2004. Kevin had performed as a vocalist, guitarist, and drummer with various bands in the Illinois Valley and in Chicago.  He was an educator at Music Suite 408 since its start August 2012.  He will remain in our hearts forever.

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"Tread light on the earth, friends,

as we're walking on the same ground 

of all our ancestors before us,

and tread light on the earth, friends,

while it's ours for a time

that future generations will know

by what we leave behind,

and tread light on the earth, friends,

so you might feel her pulse

and attune to her rhythms,

and tread light on the earth, friends,

who knows when we'll be called depart.

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~Kevin Roy Kramer

May 23, 1986 ~ January 15, 2026