In 1997, Elvin Kramer was a 75-year-old advocate of CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates). He made it his life’s mission to better the lives of New Orleans children. He was the “advocate of choice” to the judges of Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court and was asked for by name whenever a troubled child had been caught in the system. Kramer proved time and again that no case is hopeless and turned around the lives of many youth who were on paths of destruction. Kramer passed away in September 2003.
