Frank "Tres" Louis Warren III

Frank “Tres” Louis Warren, III passed away on March 21, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. He will always be remembered as a beloved son and grandson, a big brother, Uncle T, a favorite cousin, an admired musician, and faithful friend.

He was born on October 12, 1978 in Irving, Texas to Frank Louis Warren, Jr. and Martha Timmons Warren. With his family, he attended Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving and later First Baptist Church of Euless where he professed his faith in Jesus at an early age. Tres grew up in Bedford, Texas, enjoying skate boarding, basketball, and football and graduated from Trinity High School in Euless, Texas in 1997. While at the University of Texas, he majored in Radio-TV-Film and met Elizabeth Hart, who was his study buddy. After graduating from UT in 2000, Tres traveled about but ended up in New York City, where he has lived for many years. In New York, he reconnected with Elizabeth Hart and they formed the band Psychic Ills in 2003; with his band, Tres crisscrossed the world, playing throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, Europe, South America, Israel, and China. In addition, he established himself as a film editor at Getty Images; at the time of his death, he was working for NBC in NYC.

Tres is survived by his parents, Frank and Martha Warren, of North Richland Hills, Texas; his sister, Abigail Warren Benton, her husband Shaun, and daughter Emma of Grapevine, Texas. Furthermore, he is survived by his aunt, Susan Warren Delone and her husband Stow of El Dorado, Arkansas and cousins Joshua Wheeler, Amanda Neely, and Ericka Narr of St. Paul, Minnesota; his aunt, Anne Warren and her husband Richard Crossland of Dallas, Texas; his uncle, Bill Warren and his wife Kathryn of Fayetteville, Arkansas and cousins Will Warren of Austin, Texas and Ben Warren of Houston, Texas; his aunt, Jane Timmons Davis and her husband Kevin of Bedford, Texas, and cousins Aaron Davis and fiancée Jenny Simmons and Jenny’s daughter Bree of Keller, Texas, Drew and Allison Sawatzky, Millie, and Quinn of Hurst, Texas.

He was preceded in death by grandparents Frank and Eula Warren of Irving, Texas and Cecil and Dorris Timmons of Bedford, Texas.

Honorary Pall Bearers include his cousins, Joshua, Amanda, Ericka, Aaron, Jenny, Allison, Drew, Will, and Ben; his bandmates, Elizabeth Hart, Adam Amram, Jon ‘Catfish’ DeLorme, and Brent Cordero; his sound engineer Ivan Diaz Mathe; and good friends, Nathan Corbin and Corey Lee Granet.

The family will gather for a private Graveside Service and interment at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville, Texas. Due to Coronavirus restrictions, attendance is limited and by invitation only.

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Frank “Tres” Louis Warren, III passed away on March 21, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

He will always be remembered as a beloved son and grandson, a big brother, Uncle T, a favorite cousin, an admired musician, and faithful friend.

He was born on October 12, 1978 in Irving, Texas to Frank Louis Warren, Jr. and Martha Timmons Warren. With his family, he attended Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving and later First Baptist Church of Euless where he professed his faith in Jesus at an early age. Tres grew up in Bedford, Texas, enjoying skate boarding, basketball, and football and graduated from Trinity High School in Euless, Texas in 1997. While at the University of Texas, he majored in Radio-TV-Film and met Elizabeth Hart, who was his study buddy. After graduating from UT in 2000, Tres traveled about but ended up in New York City, where he has lived for many years. In New York, he reconnected with Elizabeth Hart and they formed the band Psychic Ills in 2003; with his band, Tres crisscrossed the world, playing throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, Europe, South America, Israel, and China. In addition, he established himself as a film editor at Getty Images; at the time of his death, he was working for NBC in NYC.

Tres is survived by his parents, Frank and Martha Warren, of North Richland Hills, Texas; his sister, Abigail Warren Benton, her husband Shaun, and daughter Emma of Grapevine, Texas. Furthermore, he is survived by his aunt, Susan Warren Delone and her husband Stow of El Dorado, Arkansas and cousins Joshua Wheeler, Amanda Neely, and Ericka Narr of St. Paul, Minnesota; his aunt, Anne Warren and her husband Richard Crossland of Dallas, Texas; his uncle, Bill Warren and his wife Kathryn of Fayetteville, Arkansas and cousins Will Warren of Austin, Texas and Ben Warren of Houston, Texas; his aunt, Jane Timmons Davis and her husband Kevin of Bedford, Texas, and cousins Aaron Davis and fiancée Jenny Simmons and Jenny’s daughter Bree of Keller, Texas, Drew and Allison Sawatzky, Millie, and Quinn of Hurst, Texas.

He was preceded in death by grandparents Frank and Eula Warren of Irving, Texas and Cecil and Dorris Timmons of Bedford, Texas.

Honorary Pall Bearers include his cousins, Joshua, Amanda, Ericka, Aaron, Jenny, Allison, Drew, Will, and Ben; his bandmates, Elizabeth Hart, Adam Amram, Jon ‘Catfish’ DeLorme, and Brent Cordero; his sound engineer Ivan Diaz Mathe; and good friends, Nathan Corbin and Corey Lee Granet.

The family will gather for a private Graveside Service and interment at Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, Colleyville, Texas. Due to Coronavirus restrictions, attendance is limited and by invitation only.

Eulogy:

We are all here today to remember and celebrate Tres. Frank and I thank the family and friends who are with us today at this Graveside Service and those who are watching online. There is no doubt in our minds that many, many others would be here with us if the world were not in such a troubled place today.

My family tells me I was closer to Tres than anyone in the family, and though we texted more than we talked on the phone in recent years, he would end our phone conversations telling me, “it was good to hear your voice, Mom, it calms and centers me.” So maybe what my family says about our relationship is true. However, I would be remiss if I did not say that without a doubt, Elizabeth Hart was closer to him than any of his wide circle of friends, his very best friend in the world for twenty years. She tells me Tres was like family to her; we feel the same way about her.

In these days of grieving, I have written and written about Tres, silly stories from his childhood, his teenage years, and such. I have read and read how people from around the world admired him in various ways. However, I keep returning to the wonderful tribute “Remembering Tres Warren of Psychic Ills” by his record company Sacred Bones, a tribute which touched our family deeply.

Once Tres went away to the University of Texas, he never lived at home again. So, it seems fitting to let Elizabeth and his family of bandmates sing his praises and identify how he left his mark on them and the world.

“It was with the heaviest of hearts that we said goodbye earlier this month to our brother Tres Warren of Psychic Ills. Tres was a part of the Sacred Bones family since the very beginning, and it was our great honor to release some of our favorite records of all time…

At the time of his death, Tres was overflowing with creativity, actively writing new songs, and excited about the next phase of the band. He was preparing to go into the studio alongside his longtime collaborator Elizabeth Hart and their bandmates to record the sixth Psychic Ills full-length, which was supposed to be out this fall…

Tres touched everyone who was lucky enough to know him. Here are a few tributes from people who were a part of his life over the years.

Tres was happiest when he was playing music. Through whatever trials life brought, when he picked up his guitar, he could find calm. He also had a passion for film and impeccable taste. Tres had such respect for storytellers and was an amazing storyteller himself – you can hear that in his music. Maybe what you don’t know is that Tres had a great sense of humor, he could run a joke forever and it never got old. He taught me so much. I’m so grateful to have had such a deep and soulful musical partner for all these years and feel lucky to call Tres my friend. Life won’t be the same without him. - Elizabeth Hart, Psychic Ills

Your encouragement and support sweetly given to me weakens any self-doubt and insecurity. The generosity with your knowledge, passion, and talent is a fire lightning motivator. Your mischievous, playful, sometimes biting but always familial wisecracking keeps me smiling and laughing. I can neither count the refractions nor express how mesmerizing the light was while passing through. I love you, Tres.

And also, my amp on stage isn’t too loud. – Brent Cordero, Psychic Ills

One of my favorite qualities of Tres Warren was his ability to ask your opinion of something and GENUINELY listen to your response with full attention and consideration. His knowledge and thirst for music was as unparalleled as his innate kindness, which was apparent to anybody that knew him. His tone on guitar was unmistakably him, which was tantamount to his musical brilliance. Drifting back on the memories we shared throughout unforgettable tours across the planet it shows me he was one of those special people in life. One that you seldomly have the chance to meet, that continually inspire you and make you a better version of yourself. What an honor to know him. On that note I’ll cheers a margarita to you Tres. See you again someday amigo. – Jon ‘Catfish’ DeLorme, Psychic Ills

I was lucky enough to play music with Tres. He was a master songwriter and musicologist. He was a sensitive soul and magic maker who inspired so many people. I feel fortunate that he included me in his world. – Adam Amram, Psychic Ills

Tres had this unflappable presence. He was so calm and cool it could be intimidating but once approached you were met with nothing but a gentle warmth and kindness. He was very generous with his cool. Above all else though, he was a lover of music. I mean the guy just loved music. He loved listening to it, he loved talking about it and more than anything he loved creating it. He was generous with his music. For that I will be forever grateful. – Caleb Braaten, Sacred Bones Records

Goodbye, Tres. We love you. - Sacred Bones Records”

What more could a mom and dad want…to have a son who went out into the world, who treated others well with gentle warmth and kindness, encouragement and support, and generosity; who listened to others and considered their views; who inspired others to be a better version of themselves; who had a great sense of humor, mischievous and playful, wisecracking, smiling and laughing with others and making them smile and laugh too; who was at the same time a deep and sensitive soul, who in some situations could be brought to tears easily; who found his passion in music and pursued it intentionally and relentlessly, sometimes at great risk and sacrifice – loved music, loved to talk about it, write it, create it, play it, perform it.

Our beautiful boy…We’re so proud.