Jerry Hlad Obituary (1945 - 2022)

Born Apr 07, 1945, Jerry Hlad attended Chartiers Valley High School in Bridgeville, PA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Jerry Hlad.

Graduation Year	Class of 1963
Date of Birth	Apr 07, 1945
Date of Passing	Dec 23, 2022
About	JERRY HLAD Age 77 Jerry A. Hlad, age 77, passed away on December 23rd, 2022 into the arms of his Lord and Savior & Jesus Christ. He was born on April 7th, 1945 in Pittsburgh, PA. He is survived by his wife: Louise E. Hlad and children: April J. Hlad, daughter & Melissa Louise (Matthew) Radcliff, Daughter/Granddaughter & Kimberly R. Haffner, Stepdaughter. Jerry was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was a Helicopter Door Gunner Crew Chief in the Vietnam War. He was a decorated Veteran receiving 2 Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star, The Army Commendation and The Metal Ninth Oak Leaf Cluster. He was shot down 6 times and injured in his Helicopter by enemy air strikes and survived them all. After Vietnam, Jerry went on to work for Eastern Airlines for 23 years as an Aircraft Technician until the Airlines ceased operations and declared bankruptcy. Jerry was a wonderful loving Husband and loved his family dearly, because of his great sense of humor & selflessness, Jerry was loved and admired by many people. He loved his Sunday school Brothers and Sisters from the Heavenly Hearts Class. He was blessed by his Grandchildren: Macgyver, Ashley and Amanda. Also he had 11 Great Grandchildren: Logan, Austin, Masin, Nehemiah, Maven, Mabri, Maxen, Madax, Cayden, Jazelyn and Brycen, that he adored.