Gene Press' Obituary
Gene Press, 88, of North Miami, Florida, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2021 after he fought a hard battle with Cancer. Gene was born on August 24, 1932 to Arthur and Rose Press in the Bronx. He joined the Army in 1952 and was stationed in Berlin, Germany, where in 1954 he would meet his partner for life, Inger. Gene and Inger went on to have two children, Larry and Robert, and celebrated their 64th Anniversary in November.
While spending their early years in New York, in 1961 Gene and Inger moved to Miami Beach to startup a new branch for his company. With a two-year old in tow and a second child soon to come it was a big risk that was well rewarded. A career that began as a worker in the sample room of a printing paper business culminated as a President of his division, the printing industry association and Credit Union. He made and maintained numerous lifelong industry friendships across a near 50-year career.
Gene spent time in Miami and also in Brevard, NC, where his group of friends always expanded. The quality of his friendships was legendary; the skill of his golf game was not. Gene is survived by his wife, Inger; sons, Larry and Robert; daughters-in-law, Denise and Mika; brother and sister-in-law, Seymour and Nona; and beloved grandchildren, Chloe, Cole, Chelsea and Lauren. A memorial service and celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, January 10, 2021 and 1:00 p.m. at Lakeside Memorial Park, Doral, Florida with Shiva on Monday, January 11, 2021 at 4:00 p.m., both virtually via Zoom. In lieu of flowers, we encourage you to give tzedakah in memory of Gene Press to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org
Arrangements by Levitt-Weinstein Blasberg-Rubin-Zilbert Memorial Chapel (305) 932-2700
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