H. Cal Squires

Horace Calvin Squires (71), known professionally as H Cal Squires and tofriends and family as “Cal,” died unexpectedly Saturday, June 13th 2020while visiting at his son’s home in Portsmouth, Virginia. Cal had beenundergoing chemotherapy and passed away from heart failure. CurrentlyCal and his wife of 48 years, Heather, reside in Sarasota, Florida.Cal was born in Canton, Ohio on July 2,1948, the second son of JimmieCarolyn (Powers) Squires and William Frederick Squires. His siblings areDaniel, William, James, Linda and Peggy. He is only survived by LindaSquires Doherty of Albion, New York.Cal leaves behind his wife Heather Revelle (Strassburg) Squires, marriedMay 2, 1972 in the LDS Provo Temple, five children, and nine grandchildren:T. Calvin (Orlando, FL), Emma and her husband Kevin Livingston(Issaquah, WA), Aaron C., (Salt Lake City, Utah), Bryan and his wife Jillian(Lynnwood, WA ) and R. Cameron and his wife Courtney (Portsmouth, VA).The grandchildren are: Sister Annette Livingston (Washington DC SouthMission), Elder James Livingston (Manchester New Hampshire Mission),Tate Livingston (15), Zoe Livingston (8), Sophie Squires (15), JosephSquires (10), Thomas Squires (8), Marshall Squires (almost 3) and IslaSquires (16 months).Growing up, Cal lived in Ohio, Kentucky, and Western New York. His fatherBill died when Cal was 14, and Cal became his mom’s right hand man. Calwas always an excellent student and athlete. From a young age heparticipated in many sports, including, football, wrestling (light weight),track, cross county running and tennis. He liked music, he liked to dance,and was an excellent artist. He participated in many school and civicactivities including becoming a member of the National Thespian Society.All who knew him were impressed with his distinct and beautifulhandwriting.In 1966 Cal graduated with honors from Wellsville High School (Wellsville,NY) and with a NY State Regents Scholarship in hand, Cal attended andgraduated in 1970 with honors from Houghton College (Houghton NewYork) where he majored in math and physics. He was captain of thecollege tennis team and ran cross country. During his senior year, he ranthe Boston Marathon. Though small in stature and size, Cal once won a

pancake eating contest. So competitive. He loved chess. The onlycollection he kept was chess books. At a chess tournament during collegeyears, Cal won a game with a man who had played and tied Bobby Fisher(at the time the greatest chess master ever).Cal worked on a PHD in applied physics at the University of Rochester,where he participated in early superconductor research. His firstprofessional job was for Westinghouse in Buffalo, NY as a technicalequipment procurement specialist. In 1974, AM Kenny in Cincinnati hiredCal as a cost engineer where he pioneered new techniques in computergenerated CAD design and in Design-build Management for theconstruction of process manufacturing facilities. He participated on manyprojects for Proctor and Gamble. Eventually he became a Senior VicePresident for Sverdrup Corporation (now Jacob Engineering) in St. Louisand became a Design-build Cost Engineering expert. Throughout hisprofessional career he participated in or managed building projects suchas Tide Towers, the Hersey Chocolate Crumb Processing Plant, OceanSpray Cranberry Plants, brewing processing facilities, public worksfacilities including the BART (San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit). In1996 Cal became the manager of the Orlando office for Sverdrup andmanaged many projects at Universal Studios (Jurassic Park for one) and atDisney World including the Moroccan Pavillon at Epcot. He did projects forLockheed Martin, NASA launch complexes for Titian Missiles at theVandenberg Air Force Base in California, and Space Shuttle launch pads atKennedy Space Center. His last projects were building air traffic controltowers for the FAA. Specifically, last of all, was the beautiful tower at thePhoenix, AZ airport. Managing the demolition and rebuilding of the KeilCenter in St. Louis was very challenging and rewarding. Cal also consultedon the development of a synthetic hemoglobin manufacturing facility inZurich, Switzerland. This was one of the several international projects onwhich he contributed.Cal was known for his attention to detail and careful overall attention toeach project.In 2013, Cal and Heather opened The DanceWEAR Shoppe, a brick andmortar ballet shop in Sarasota, Fl and an e-commerce retail business thatsells quality dance products worldwide. This robust business was sold inJanuary 2020.

Cal was a faithful Christian and joined The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saints in 1971. He gave service to others in many capacitiesthrough out the years including participating in ward and stake councils,missionary work as a seventy, as a bishop and counselor in a stakepresidency. He was a fine teacher and speaker, who understoodand practiced Christ-like behavior and gospel principles. He was devotedto his Savior, his family, and those he served. He was thoughtful in hisconversations and ideas.With four sons all becoming Eagle Scouts, Cal was an avid scouter. Heorganized and participated in many scout camps and high adventureactivities. He was honored with the Merit Award, the BSA’s highest awardsfor adult leaders.Cal was committed to seeking out his family history, and in recent yearshad connected both his family’s direct lines to the Mayflower and theJamestown Settlements, including over 300 Pre-Revolutionary Warfamilies. In recents years he has spent thousands of hours researching,gathering, and recording wonderful accounts and stories of his ancestors.An online memorial service will be held on Cal’s birthday, Thursday July 2,2020 at 9 pm EST. Details will follow.The family are grateful for the many prayers and expression of love theyhave received. During their married life, Cal and Heather have lived in NewYork State; Cincinnati, Ohio; St. Louis, Missouri; Orlando, Florida; Fairfax,Virginia; and Sarasota, Florida. Each place has been an outstandingexperience. Along the way we have touched shoulders with manyremarkable acquaintances. Cal and I have often mused about ourwonderful associations and how their examples and kindnesses haveaffected our lives for good. We are very grateful and feel so blessed.

Most gratefully,Heather Squires