Jessica Sedgwick
My most prominent early memory of Grandpa Squire is when I was about 4 years old. My grandparents had come to spend the night after I had gone to bed. I woke up in the middle of the night to what I was absolutely sure was a bear in my house. My grandpa, being the giant of a man that he was, could snore with the best of them and I had mistaken his snoring for a bear growling.
As a child I remember asking grandpa to “blow up” his muscles for us and to take out his teeth (a bridge). I would always ask to accompany him down to the corral a few blocks away to watch and climb on the hay bales while he took care of the animals. I also remember asking to ride the bus he drove as he was taking the kids home for the day.
Grandpa had a ready smile, a quick wit, and a feeling about him of home and love. I loved listening to his deep voice as he prayed for his family, and loved his heart warming chuckle as he watched our silly antics.
He had a way of making everyone around him feel loved. Often he would ask me how I was doing and I would respond that I was “pretty good.” He would always come right back at me with, “It’s so nice that you are both pretty and good!”
As an adult my interactions changed a little with him, but he was always encouraging me in my life as I tried to figure out my schooling, career, and how to navigate being a parent each in turn.
The most important things that my Grandpa Squire showed me were all in his actions which were then backed up by words. Love, reverence, and respect Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. Family is the greatest blessing in this life – build them up, hold them dear, and treasure and protect them as you would the most precious gem. Work hard and do your best in all you endeavor to accomplish. Treat your spouse as an equal and always find a chance to hold hands.
-Memories of Jessica (granddaughter)