Debbie at her niece Suzanne Kramer's graduation in May 2025.

May Debbie's memory be a blessing. 💕

Sending my thoughts and prayers to Debbie Kramer's friends and family.
She was a longtime member of Center Hiking Club, Washington DC.  I remember Debbie  as friendly, enthusiastic, and energetic. I  have  many fond memories of hikes with her.

I really enjoyed working with Debbie in the Courthouse, she was a friend and a good advocate for her clients, George Varoutsos

I met Debbie on hikes with the Center Hiking group. She was engaging and friendly with all. Everyone liked her. I will always retain fond memories of hiking with Deb.

I got to know Debbie through the Center Hiking Club.  We led several hikes together in Gambrill State Park in Maryland, and I went on other hikes that she led.  Later I introduced her to an informal hiking group that I was hiking with, and she began leading hikes for it as well as for Center Club.

Debbie was a good hiker, always enthusiastic and upbeat.  I'd accuse her of hiking like a "bat out of hell," something which she always denied, but she kept up a good pace.

Debbie was a credit to the hiking world, and we'll miss her.

I have known Debbie for over 25 years from hiking. She was an enthusiastic, friendly, high spirited, perky and gregarious person who was always a delight to have a conversation with. She was very dedicated in keeping the Center Hiking Club as a vibrant club by leading many enjoyable hikes and volunteering to become president. 

She passed away too early in life yet when she realized that she had a terminal disease she decided to live her life to the fullest and not dwell on the inevitable.

She will be missed by many.

I knew Debbie from our Movement, Strength, and Tone exercise class in Greenbelt. I was always impressed with how active Debbie was, especially after she became ill.  I greatly admire her zest for life and her courage in the face of her diagnosis.  My memories of Debbie and our conversations make me smile.  We all miss her cheerfulness in class. She will be remembered with great affection.

I will miss Debbie very much.  Her ebullient spirit kept any hike from becoming a “death march”.   She was so alive and spirited, with a great sense of humor.  When I visited her after surgery once she bemoaned that I had to do that.  I said not to worry, she was doing me a mitzvah by that situation.  With her quick wit she turned it around and said “You’re going to heaven from this?!  What am I, chopped liver?!”   Her ability to listen and laugh are what I take with me as I feel her presence still.   Another endearing trait was that she was a friend “that has the wit not to allow his(her) looks to tell when I am unintelligible.”  (WB Yeats).  Her mind was open and accepting. Debbie was a real mensch.

I first met Deb Kramer in ~ March 2020 on my first "MEET UP" hike -- which she led -- for an all day outing to Baltimore, MD.  It was a fantastic outing -- lots of history, art, architecture, and camaraderie; we all had a fabulous time, ending up with a superb Indian meal before heading back to the DMV.  
I was 'hooked' on MEET UP at that point.  But, the Pandemic slowed things down significantly.
However, as time moved on, more hikes came on board and whenever I saw one that was going to be led by Deb Kramer, I signed up.  She was such an interesting and engaging hiking companion. Fun and kind and always looked out for everyone.
I was off of MEET UP for most of 2025 and I'm trying to remember my last hike with Deb.  I know that we did a New Year's Day hike (Greenbelt, MD) but was it 2024 or 2025?  Not sure.  But, we had a meal together at the end of the hike and that was always fun.
I am so sorry to hear of Deb's passing and give my sincere condolences to all of her friends, family, and colleagues.  She was a really good soul.

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Deborah Kramer

June 13, 1952 – November 14, 2025

Hines-Rinaldi Funeral Home

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