Jim Lane Squires

1942 - 2024

Jim Squires passed away Tuesday January 30, 2024 in the Billings Clinic Hospital. He was born April 3, 1942 in Glendive, MT and was raised on the family farm near Bloomfield, MT.

His early education was in Glendive public schools followed by two years at Dickinson State Teachers College in Dickinson, ND. He transferred to UofM in Missoula and completed BA degrees in Mathematics and Physical Sciences. He student taught at Victor, Montana.

Following graduation from the University of Montana in 1966 he served two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Northeastern Brazil where he worked in community development and education.

Jim married Creuza Alves Melo March 19, 1968 while in Pao de Acucar Brazil. Together they returned to the US where Jim taught high school math in Circle, Montana for one year before returning to full time farming at Bloomfield until his retirement in 2008.

Jim's spirit of adventure included traveling, motorcycles, photography, fishing, canoe trips, outdoors, public speaking, teaching, preaching, and never meeting a stranger.

Jim served his community through his work on many local, state and national committees, boards and associations including: Montana Wheat and Barley Committee; Wheat Marketing Center Board at Portland; Northern Crops Institute Board at NDSU in Fargo; U.S. Wheat Associates of Washington D.C., Dawson County ASCS Committee, Western Christian College board of directors in Dauphin, Manitoba, Montana Extension Advisory Council (MEAC), Montana Agricultural Experiment Station Advisory Council (MAES). Jim served on the CEDAR Foundation (Christian fund raising) and the Dawson County Educational Foundation (scholarship fund raising), the Northern Pulse Growers Board of Directors. Leadership Glendive, the board of directors for The Friends of Christian Radio, KGLE.

Jim taught Farm and Ranch Management at Dawson College for nine years. He was actively involved in several Toastmasters speaking clubs. Jim preached at the Church of Christ in Glendive from May 2001.

Jim loved languages and was fluent in Portuguese, spoke Spanish and French reasonably well and read German.

Jim is survived by his wife Creuza of Glendive, sons Daniel Squires and his wife Dalana of McKinney TX, Thomas Squires and his wife Lori of Piedmont, OK; his six grandchildren, Montana Squires and his wife Christy of Garland TX, Shawnee Jones and husband Tanner Jones of Little Elm TX, Sam Squires and Josiah Squires of McKinney TX, Corbin Squires and his wife Kaelyn Squires of Piedmont OK and Carter Squires of Piedmont OK; two great grandchildren Ezra Forrest Jones and Tobias Daniel Jones; sisters Sandra Squires of Omaha NE and Susan Squires Remmich of Billings MT, nephews Michael Boland, Seth Remmich and Dean Remmich and Paulo Paes, nieces Tatiana Boland, Daniela Ibrahimi and Ieda Paula Paes; and many other family members living in Brazil.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at the Church of Christ in Glendive with Pastor Bill Goben officiating. Silha Funeral Home of Glendive has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Remembrances and condolences can be shared with the family at: www.silhafuneralhomes.com.