SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13D/A

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                Amendment No. 4*

                             SYPRIS SOLUTIONS, INC.
                                (Name of Issuer)


                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   871655 106
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 Jeffrey T. Gill
                           101 Bullitt Lane, Suite 450
                           Louisville, Kentucky 40222
                                 (502) 329-2000
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)



                               Voluntary Amendment
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)




         If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),(f) or (g), check the following
box. /__/


         *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

         The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).


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                     CUSIP NO. - 871655 10 6

(1)      Names of Reporting Persons. . . . . . Robert E. Gill

         S.S. or I.R.S. Nos. of
         Above Persons (entities only) . . . .

(2)      Check the Appropriate Box
         if a Member of a Group
         (See Instructions). . . . . . . . . . (a)
                                               (b)

(3)      SEC Use Only. . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4)      Source of Funds (See Instructions). .  Not applicable

(5)      Check if Disclosure
         of Legal Proceedings is
         Required pursuant to
         Items 2(d) or 2(e). . . . . . . . . .

(6)      Citizenship or Place
         of Organization. . . . . . . . . . . . U.S.

Number of Shares Beneficially
Owned by Each Reporting Person
With:

         (7)      Sole Voting Power. . . . . . . . . . . . 0
         (8)      Shared Voting Power. . . . . . . 3,275,666 (1)
         (9)      Sole Dispositive Power . . . . . . . . . 0
         (10)     Shared Dispositive Power . . . . 3,275,666 (1)

(11)     Aggregate Amount Beneficially
         Owned by Each Reporting Person . . . .3,275,666 (1)

(12)     Check if the Aggregate Amount
         in Row (11) Excludes Certain
         Shares (See Instructions). . . . . . .

(13)     Percent of Class Represented
         by Amount in Row (11)  . . . . . . . .  23.3%

(14)     Type of Reporting Person  . . . . . . .  IN


         (1) See response to Item 5.

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         THIS  AMENDMENT  NO. 4 to the  Schedule  13D  dated  April 9, 1998 (the
"Schedule 13D"), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D dated January
15, 1999 (the  "Amendment No. 1"), as amended by Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule
13D dated June 11, 1999 (the "Amendment No. 2"), and as amended by Amendment No.
3 to the Schedule 13D dated April 3, 2002 (the  "Amendment  No. 3"),  which were
filed with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission by the Reporting  Person and
relate to the shares of common stock $.01 par value, of Sypris Solutions,  Inc.,
a Delaware  corporation  (the "Issuer"),  is being filed on a voluntary basis to
amend Item 5 of the  Amendment No. 1,  Amendment No. 2,  Amendment No. 3 and the
Schedule 13D to reflect updated holdings for the Reporting Person resulting from
a public offering of 500,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock which increased
the  outstanding  securities  of the Issuer  effective  April 19,  2002.  Unless
otherwise  indicated,  all  capitalized  terms used but not defined herein shall
have the same meanings as set forth in the Schedule 13D, as heretofore amended.

         Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

                  (a)      Aggregate Amount
                           Beneficially Owned by
                           Each Reporting Person          3,275,666 (23.3%)(1)

                  (b)      Sole Voting Power                      0
                           Shared Voting Power            3,275,666 (1)
                           Sole Dispositive Power                 0
                           Shared Dispositive Power       3,275,666 (1)

(1)      Includes 500 shares of the Issuer owned by the Reporting Person's wife,
         as to which the Reporting  Person shares voting and dispositive  power,
         and 500 shares of the Issuer owned by the Reporting Person, as to which
         the Reporting  Person's wife shares voting and dispositive  power. Also
         includes  3,274,666  shares of the common  stock of the Issuer owned by
         GFP,  Ltd.,  a Kentucky  limited  partnership,  of which the  Reporting
         Person is a limited partner holding a 45.31% ownership  interest and of
         which the Reporting Person's wife is a limited partner holding a 46.20%
         ownership  interest.  On the basis of certain provisions of the limited
         partnership agreement of GFP, Ltd. (the "Partnership  Agreement"),  the
         Reporting  Person may be deemed to share voting and  dispositive  power
         over the shares held of record by GFP, Ltd. with his wife,  Virginia G.
         Gill,  and with  Jeffrey T. Gill and R. Scott  Gill,  each of whom is a
         director,  executive officer and 50% shareholder of Gill Family Capital
         Management,  Inc., a Kentucky  corporation which is the general partner
         of GFP, Ltd. Pursuant to Rule 13d-4 under the Act, the Reporting Person
         disclaims  beneficial  ownership  of the shares  held of record by GFP,
         Ltd.

         As described in Note 1, above, the Reporting  Person shares,  or may be
deemed to share, the power to vote or direct the disposition of such shares with
the  following  persons  whose  business or residence  addresses  and  principal
occupations are as follows: (a) Virginia G. Gill, 253 Canton Avenue East, Winter
Park,  Florida 32789,  homemaker;  (b) Jeffrey T. Gill, 101 Bullitt Lane,  Suite
450, Louisville, Kentucky 40222, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sypris
Solutions, Inc. (the "Issuer"), 101 Bullitt Lane, Suite 450,

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Louisville,  Kentucky 40222, a diversified  provider of outsourced  services and
specialty products;  and (c) R. Scott Gill, Managing Broker, Koenig & Strey GMAC
Real Estate, 1209 North Astor Street,  Chicago,  Illinois,  60610, a residential
real estate firm.  All of such persons are  citizens of the United  States,  and
none of such  persons  have  been  convicted  in or is a party  to a  proceeding
described in Items 2(d) or 2(e).

                  (c)  Robert  E.  Gill  has  not  effected  transactions in the
Issuer's common stock during the past sixty days.

                  (d)      Not applicable.

                  (e)      Not applicable.




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                           SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


                                            /S/  ROBERT E. GILL
                                            Robert E. Gill

                                            Date:   April 24, 2002







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