Patricia "Pat" Lucile (Rynder) Squire

Patricia “Pat” Squire, 88, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2024. She was born on March 10, 1936, in Toledo. Pat was a proud Scott High graduate (class of 1953), as were her father and siblings. After high school, Pat attended the University of Toledo, where she met her future husband Ray Squire. They were married on the evening of June 7, 1957, at Trinity Episcopal Church. On June 8, they both graduated with degrees in chemical engineering. Upon graduation, the couple worked as chemical engineers for E. I DuPont in New Jersey. Then they relocated to Cumberland, Maryland, where their first son David was born. Pat never worked in the field again, although she did use her knowledge to grade papers for Ray when he later became a chemistry teacher at Start High, after they returned to Toledo in the early 1960s. In addition to being a stay-at-home mother of three sons, Pat volunteered as a librarian and PTA president at McKinley Elementary School, served as an election worker for more than 40 years, and was a 50-year member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, where she sang in the choir. She also sang at Trinity Episcopal, her first and final church. Pat was active in Diocese of Ohio Episcopal Church Women’s organizations and was a member and past president of the Toledo unit of Church Women United. One of Pat’s greatest passions was bicycling. A long-time advocate for cycling as a mode of transportation, she never owned a car nor had a driver’s license. She was a member of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments’ bike and pedestrian committee, and was a member and former officer of the Ohio Bicycle Federation. For many decades Pat was a member of both Toledo Area Bicyclists and Maumee Adventurers. She served as co-director of the Portage River Bicycle Tour for more than 30 years. She and her husband Ray were participants in many multi-day bicycle tours in Ohio and neighboring states, and they took several of their own bicycle trips to places as far away as Puget Sound in Washington, Nova Scotia, and the Canadian Rockies. Pat is survived by her sons, Walter (Allison Carey) of Huntington, WV, and Jesse (Jennifer Sader) of Sylvania, OH, and grandchildren, Chris Jordan-Squire (Marie Cosgrove-Davies) of Pittsburgh, PA, Megan Jordan-Squire of Columbus, OH, Bethany Jordan-Squire of Columbus, OH, and Dashiell Carey-Squire of Huntington, WV. She was preceded in death by her parents, Lee and Lucile (Egan) Rynder, her brother, Jerome Rynder, her sister, Constance Rynder, and her son, David Jordan-Squire. Visitation will be held from 9-11 a.m., Friday, July 19, at Trinity Episcopal Church, (Adams at St. Clair in downtown Toledo), where funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. Parking validation is provided for guests who utilize Four SeaGate Parking Garage at 444 N. St. Clair. Interment will be at Historic Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church, 316 Adams Street Toledo, OH 43604, or Toledo Bikes, 1114 Washington Street, Toledo, OH 43604. The family would like to thank the staff of Oakleaf Village, especially Mitra and Jenny, for their excellent care of Pat during her final months

Patricia "Pat" Lucile (Rynder) Squire

March 10, 1936 - July 8, 2024