Feb 25, 2017 1 min read

HOUSTON (AP) – Longtime Houston Astros executive Jamie Hildreth died at 72.

The Astros announced his death Saturday but did not provide details.

Hildreth spent more than three decades with the team, holding several front-office positions. He was the senior vice president of broadcasting and alumni relations. He joined the Astros in 1987 as director of broadcasting.

Astros President Reid Ryan said Hildreth “gave so much of himself” to the organization. He added Hildreth was “loved and respected by so many in the Astros family and beyond” and had the “unique ability to light up a room, no matter where he was.”

Hildreth graduated from University of Houston and worked at several Texas radio stations before joining the Astros.

An annual scholarship will be created in his memory by the Astros Foundation to be given to a student studying broadcasting at University of Houston.