Max Pye, Sr., age 87, of Spring, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 30, 2019 following a brief unexpected decline in health.

Max was born June 15, 1931 in Nacogdoches, Texas, the eldest of four children born to parents Edward Young Pye and Fern Little 'Memmie' Pye. The years that followed brought the birth of his dear sister, Marlin, and two brothers, Sidney and Edward, Jr.

From his birth until 1939 he lived his years as a youth in the small East Texas town of Cushing. Born during the depression years, life was 'hard' for rural country folk, however he shared mostly fond memories of his life there and the friends he cherished from his youth. It was always so easy to picture the vivid scenes he described in his stories, like the walk he and his best buddy Gene Judkins made to the dry goods store to buy bologna and crackers, and how they would sit on the crates and barrels in the store and feast like kings.

Max moved with his family to Houston in 1939 and lived in the historical Houston Heights. Houston was much smaller in those days. Having moved from the country where friends and things-to-do were great distances apart by foot, The Heights was a place of exploration which he traversed thoroughly on his new bike, and was place of numerous 'Huck Finn' adventures. Max's childhood friends remained a part of his life throughout his adult years.

Max met Doris Ruby Campbell while working at the historic supermarket Henke & Pillot, and they married in 1950. Both he and Doris worked hard to provide for and grow their family. He loved getting together with the in-laws and playing 'serious' dominos like forty-two or eighty-four. He, his brothers, and brother-in-law's were part of that lost generation of guy's who fixed everything from busted fingers to each other's cars. Following Doris's death in 1984, Max married two more times, first to Roslee Disppayne, then Sue Wiggins, both of whom deceased. The children of Roslee; Walter, Darlene, Roger, and Teresa remained close to Max these many years.

Max retired from Cameron Iron Works in 1993 where he was employed as an arc furnace operator and soon moved to Kerrville, Texas to be closer to his dear sister, Marlin, brother-in-law Ray Snider, their children, and aging mother, Fern (fondly referred to as 'Memmie'). Max loved the beauty and grandeur of the Texas Hill Country and the abundant wildlife. He cherished his time and memories of the Hill Country and often longed to be there.

Max returned to the Houston area in 2006 and lived his final years in Spring, Texas so he could be closer to his sons, Max Jr and Glen, and his numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He loved every opportunity to be with his family and often commented how thankful he was for the blessings bestowed upon him in his later years. Although he was not a notable and historical figure, our father and Paw-Paw, Max was a giant among men with shoes that could not have been filled by anyone else but him.

Max found solace in his final hours with the assurance he would soon be with his loved ones and friends who preceded him in death.

Max is survived by his sons Max Jr and Glen, daughter-in-law's Adrienne and Frances, his grandchildren Kris, Jeremy, Matthew, Amber, Ashley, and Joshua, and great grandchildren Scott, Colin, Natalie, Kaleb, Bentley, and Kayden, sister Marlin Pye Snider, and brothers Sidney C. Pye and Edward Young Pye, Jr.