JoAnne Davis Squire

JoAnne Davis Squire, 90, passed away quietly on the morning of February 1, 2023, in Draper, Utah, USA. All who knew her will miss her love, so freely-given, and her wonderful, moving spirit. JoAnne was born during the Great Depression on April 20, 1932, the third daughter of loving parents, Frederick and Della Davis. Her father a barber, she enjoyed a modest upbringing filled with love and instruction on N.E. 78th Street in Portland, Oregon, graduating from high school there in the City of Roses. She pursued higher education in Utah, attending Brigham Young University, where she was a member of the Cougarettes cheer squad. After her BYU years, JoAnne returned to Portland to study at the Emanuel Hospital School of Nursing, graduating with a degree on May 23, 1954. Nursing was perfectly suited to JoAnne's love and compassion for people everywhere, and she excelled at it. The chance to travel by air suddenly caught her eye, as did the handsome airline pilots, and, in June of 1955, she became an American Airlines flight attendant. She married an aspiring pilot, William W. Squire, on May 10, 1956, and the rest is history. The Flying Tiger Line hired William to be a pilot, but furloughed him a few years later. JoAnne became wife to a gas-station owner-operator. She hung in there while he worked fifteen-hour days in the grease, and three years later the airline rehired him. By then, she had three infant boys; she gave birth to a fourth boy in the summer of '61. Four boys in five years. JoAnne deserved a break, but there was no rest for the mother of four continually-active boys. Only once did she almost lose it, accidentally throwing a wooden block through a glass window into her backyard. JoAnne loved to play the piano in her home and in the church, for the children and the choir. She also taught the children in Sunday School. Since her childhood she has been a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, worshiping her Savior, Jesus Christ, ever grateful for His infinite atonement that by grace saves women and men. JoAnne was all about family. The two Bills in her life, her husband and her eldest son, predeceased her by five and ten years, respectively. She is survived by her sons Scott (Kathy), Mike (Hsiang Chao), and Ron (Paula). Her grandchildren are Sara (Alex), Megan, Michael (Yung Hsin), Neil, William, Ron (Mikael), Shauna (Alex), Steve, Christina (Jordan), and Laura. She is survived by many beautiful great-grandchildren. A Funeral Service celebrating JoAnne's life will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meeting house located at 13366 South 1300 East, Draper, Utah. Interment will take place on February 14, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at the Murrieta Valley Cemetery, 42800 Ivy Street on the western slope of Murrieta, in Southern California. Please share your thoughts and memories with us at www.serenityfhs.com. The Squire Family thanks our friends and loved ones for your sustaining prayers and heart-felt wishes for our mother, JoAnne, and for us as we grieve her loss. Your prayers are a force and a blessing in our lives, and our Father in Heaven has answered them.

JoAnne Davis Squire

April 20, 1932 - February 1, 2023