James Horst Kress, of League City, Texas, previously of Delmont and Murrysville, Pennsylvania, passed away on Monday July 29, 2019 at the age of 80.

Born on October 30, 1938, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to James Kress Sr. and Edith Horst Kress.

Jim worked as a pattern maker at Kress Pattern Company and chemist for PPG Industries before beginning his career in the 1960s as a real estate developer and broker. Jim enjoyed camping and fishing, his beloved dogs, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Pitt Panthers, and following conservative politics.

Jim is preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Valerie Broad Kress, his daughter Holly Kress Kennedy and her husband David Kennedy, of North Carolina, his step children Kathleen O’Boyle of Delmont, Pennsylvania and Kevin O’Boyle and his wife Lijie Huang of League City, Texas, his two sisters Caroline Grant, of Wilmington, Delaware, and Marylin Burr, of Charleston, South Carolina, and grandchildren Caleb and Sarah Kennedy, and Anna and Ian O’Boyle.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday August 1, 2019 at:
St. Mary of the Expectation Catholic Church
1612 E Walker St.
League City, TX 77573