Harold Cramer, L’51, a lawyer who left a large impact on Penn through his volunteerism and financial support, died on September 1 at age 90.

Mr. Cramer was a graduate of Central High School, Temple University and University of Pennsylvania Law School. He served in the U.S. Army, beginning as a commissioned officer in Korea, became a chief prosecutor for the 8th Army in Korea and was awarded a Bronze Star.

Mr. Cramer then worked as a lawyer specializing in corporate and commercial law. He served as volunteer chairman of the board for Graduate Hospital (later to become the Graduate Health System) beginning in the late 1960s. He was also president of the Graduate Hospital Foundation (Almanac February 3, 1976). In 1989, he took on the paid position of CEO of the health system, which eventually became part of Penn Medicine. He left this role in 1996. Most recently, he had been director of Penn National Gaming, Inc., in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

Mr. Cramer and his wife, Geraldine, established a multimillion-dollar bequest to support renovations to Silverman Hall, including the newly named Cramer Lecture Hall and adjoining Cramer Seminar Room (Almanac March 19, 2013). Mr. Cramer also co-founded the prestigious Roberts Lecture. He was past president of the Law School’s Alumni Society.

“Harold is a Philadelphia icon. His footprint on his alma mater and on the legal profession in Philadelphia has been enormous,” said Michael A. Fitts, then the dean of the Penn Law School.

Mr. Cramer is survived by his wife, Geraldine, and a daughter, Patricia.