Warren Kress, 11-45 to 4-15

Warren I. Kress of Chelsea, MI, age 69, also known as Nearly Normal Warren, passed away on Monday, April 13th, ending his 3-year struggle with cancer.

Warren was born in Covington, KY, where he explored the woods and streams as a young boy. After his family relocated to Coral Gables, FL, he grew up enjoying the bounty of the tropical landscape. These early experiences contributed to his life-long love of nature and camping in out of the way places.

During his IT career, Warren developed many longstanding friendships with his co-workers at Ford, Chrysler, Volkswagen of America, Borders Group, Entyre and Wolters Kluwer. As Nearly Normal Warren, he spent many years as a DJ for A3Radio.com, which allowed him to pursue his love of music while helping local musicians further their careers. He’s also well known by his wife’s artist community, where he often contributed time and energy.

Warren was preceded in death by his father, Clarence Kress and mother, Jessie Ware Kress. He is survived by his sister, Natalie (Bunny) Hutchinson and her husband, Fred, his sister, Elizabeth (Beth) Gardiner and her husband, Charles (Barney), and several nieces and nephews, all living in Florida. He’s also survived by his wife, Teresa Freed Kress of Chelsea, his children, Tracie Kress, Dawn Kress, Arthur Kress and Jeremiah Brown, their mother, Suzanne Heath, and 7 grandchildren, all living in the Detroit area and Florida, as well as his beloved dog Lucy.

A memorial service will be held at a later date. Details can be found at WarrenKress.com. Donations are encouraged to http://www.TrinityHouseTheatre.org/donate/

Warren is known for always wearing a feather in his cap. When people comment about it he shares his heartwarming story about paying homage to Motherhood, which can be found on his website.

Warren’s parting words to those who care about him would likely be: “Do good, my friends, and cast it to the wind.”