David S. Kramer ’85

David S. Kramer ’85, of Rochester, N.Y.; Jan. 3. He taught high school and college students at many places in the Rochester City School District, Monroe Community College, the Rochester Institute of Technology, Keuka College, and St. John Fisher College. He was also a Fellow at Nazareth College Center for Public History and Storyteller in Residence at the Smaller Matters Institute. In addition to teaching, he was a writer, historian, and scholar who published numerous guest essays and book reviews, but he was most known in Rochester for his self-made online magazine Talker of the Town launched in 2013. He chronicled the history, politics, culture, and personalities of his hometown, writing most of the articles and taking most of the pictures. He umpired for local baseball and softball games for decades, played with the Brighton “Game at the Corners,” and was a die-hard fan of the Buffalo Bills. He also maintained a baseball card collection. He is survived by his sister Leslie Kramer ’82; a niece; an aunt; and a cousin.