May 13, 2021
YOUNGSTOWN David Vincent Hlinka, 62, lifelong resident of the city’s West Side, passed away at his parents’ home late Monday morning, May 10, 2021, with family and friends by his side, following a 15-month battle with cancer.
David, who was affectionately known to many as “JR,” and fondly to his mother as “Sweet Pea,” was born Oct. 10, 1958, in Youngstown, a son of Richard Hlinka Sr. and Mary Lou Hagerty Hlinka.
He was a 1977 graduate of Chaney High School and of Choffin Career Center, where he learned his trade as a machinist.
Mr. Hlinka worked at his “second home,” Tri-R-Dies in Youngstown and Boardman, for 43 years. He was very dedicated to his craft and loved the people he worked with.