James Everette Hedrick

James E. Hedrick Jr, age 79, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 26, 2021. He was born February 10, 1942 in Columbus, OH. Jim is preceded in death by his parents Jim and Helen Hedrick Sr, nephew; Mark. He met Patricia when he was 21 years old and they married in 1967 and had 2 daughters, Angela and Shelia, whom he was very protective and proud of. Jim went on to become a local truck driver where he worked for 30 years. He was very loyal in his profession and loved his time there. He received numerous safe driving awards. He enjoyed playing the guitar with his family, working out, karate, boxing, cars and eating lots and lots of chocolate. He was a member of the Delay the Disease class at the YMCA. Jim is survived by Patricia, daughters; Angela (Steve) Sherrick, Shelia (Jeff) Runkle, grandchildren; Alexandra (Kevin) Kovalcik, Andrew Runkle, Hannah Sherrick, great grandchildren; Aiden Runkle, Kaysen Kovalcik, Ashton Runkle, and Baby Kovalcik, sister; Shirley Arick, niece; Andrea (Sean), and his special furry companion, Sparky. A visitation will be held on Saturday May 8, 2021 from 10am-12pm at SCHOEDINGER GROVE CITY. A private service will be held for Jim. Interment will be at Grove City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson's Foundation or the Esophageal Cancer Education Foundation. Please visit www.schoedinger.com to sign Jim's online guest book or to leave a special memory or photo.