Frank Hilsman

Frank Hilsman, the only son of Marie Bender and Frank F. Hilsman, graduated from Braddock High School in 1929 and from the University of Pittsburgh in 1933. Frank Hilsman worked at Hilsman Shoes with his father. He assumed ownership of the store in 1951. He retired in 1977 and moved to Gettysburg to live with his sister. Frank Hilsman was very active in the Braddock community, serving on the Board of Trustees of Braddock Hospital, 1963-1977, president of its Chamber of Commerce, 1963, and a member of the Braddock Rotary Club, 1950-1977, he later joined the Gettysburg Rotary where he was honored as a Paul Harris Fellow, 1984.