PETE HIRST
PETE HIRST
Given name: Leland, but he goes by Pete.
Age: Turns 90 on Nov. 29.
Job: Courier for Greenwood Chevrolet in Austintown.
Young years: Grew up on the South Side, attending Taft Elementary and graduating from South High School.
Service: Was stationed in France with the Army in World War II.
Steelworker: Worked as a machinist at U.S. Steel's McDonald Works for nearly 40 years and retired in 1980.
Family: Wife, Betty; daughter, Cynthia; three grandsons; and five great-grandsons.
Hobbies: Woodworking.