Family always came first for Brian P. Hyde of East Huntingdon.

“We always came first for my mother and dad,” said his eldest son, David Hyde. “Dad was always there for us, too. Not only us but anyone who needed help, whether family or friend, acquaintance. … He was always there.”

Hyde, 49, was struck and killed by a pickup truck about 10 a.m. Saturday while operating a snowblower at Water Street and Pine Lane north of Scottdale. He was taken to Excela Health Frick Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office.

State police are still investigating.

Trooper Stephen Limani said the initial investigation indicates the driver was traveling under the speed limit, lost control of his vehicle on slick road conditions and struck Hyde, who was operating the snowblower off the berm of the highway.

“From everything our reconstructionists can tell, they can’t see anything initially indicating there was gross negligence by the driver, but we will be forwarding all the information we obtain to the district attorney’s office once we have it,” Limani said.

Meanwhile, the Hydes said their father will be missed by many throughout the community.

“I can tell you that I was born when he was still very young and going to Saint Vincent College, where he played baseball. I never missed one of his games, and he never missed any of mine either,” David Hyde said. “He was my baseball coach when I went to Southmoreland High School (2004-08), and we went to the playoffs for the first time in school history while he was head coach there and got our first playoff win, too.

“He coached all three of his boys through little league, too.”

Brian Hyde graduated with a nursing degree from Thiel College in Greenville in 1994.

His work as health care administrator after the closing of SCI-Greensburg meant a transfer to SCI-Somerset, where the two younger boys, Nickolas R. and Dustin, attended Somerset High School. Both excelled in track. They were tutored by their dad in high school, who was volunteer throws coach for the track team.

Nickolas Hyde won the high school shot put championship in 2019. His brother Dustin won in 2021. Both have continued their track success at St. Francis University of Loretto, where Nickolas is a sophomore and Dustin a freshman.

“He was a happy, enthusiastic man who would help anyone who asked. His biggest reward for his efforts was seeing others’ success,” Dustin Hyde said.

“I played football, too, and he was head of the football parents’ organization, and I remember he also would help drive anyone who needed it to lift weights,” David Hyde said.

Their father and their late mother, Lori A. Cernuto Hyde, graduated in 1990 from Southmoreland High School.

“They began dating when they were 16 and all the way through high school and got married,” David said.

The family said the Hydes celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on Dec. 8, 2020. Their mother died unexpectedly of covid-19 three days later at UPMC Somerset hospital, David Hyde said.

David said his brothers and he will miss having their daily chats with their father.

“He would all talk on the phone with us every day if we didn’t see each other in person, and we miss that already. And Nick and Dustin would send him videos of their meets,” David said.

Brian Hyde was the son of James Hyde of Alverton and the late Mary Jane Hyde.

In addition to his father and three sons, Brian Hyde is survived by David’s wife, Kasia, and three grandchildren, Caiya, Xander and Kholson; and his brother, James K. Hyde III, of Canonsburg.

Friends and family will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday at Frank Kapr Funeral Home, 417 Pittsburgh St., Scottdale. Other funeral arrangements will be announced later by the funeral home.

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