Butler entrepreneur David McKivigan dies at 85
David McKivigan, of Butler, an entrepreneur who owned tire shops in Butler County and throughout Western Pennsylvania, and two restaurants in the county, died Friday at the age of 85.
“Dave was a great guy. He was truly a fantastic person,” said his longtime friend Dick Goldinger, a former district attorney in Butler County and father of the current District Attorney Richard Goldinger.
McKivigan had been in the tire business since 1957, according to Jim Young, a longtime employee of the shop and front sales manager.
Goldinger said he took his cars to McKivigan's shop, Butler Tires for Less, for new tires many times over the years.
“He was a spectacular person in my mind. Just a true gentleman,” Goldinger said.
Millie Pinkerton and her late husband Dale, a former county commissioner, were also friends with McKivigan for many years even though they were competitors in the tire business.
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