Sidney Kramer, third Montgomery County executive, dies at 96

Sidney Kramer, a businessman and political figure who won election in 1986 to become the third person to serve as Montgomery County executive, died May 16 at his home in Rockville, Md. His death was confirmed by his son, Maryland state Sen. Benjamin F. Kramer (D-Montgomery), who said of the elder Kramer, six weeks from turning 97: “Right up till the end, he was as sharp as can be.”