GAINESVILLE - The man who owned and operated the first countywide fire department in Hall County - the forerunner to today's Hall County Fire Department - has died.<br />
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James Terrell "Jim" Squires, 76, Gainesville, died Thursday at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended illness. <br />
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Squires was the founder of Amit Hearing Aids, and was a private investigator with Southeastern Investigations. He started Suburban Fire Department in 1963 and it was later bought by Hall County Fire Services. <br />
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Graveside services will be 11:00 Monday at Memorial Park Cemetery. <br />
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(A full obituary is posted on the accessnorthga.com Obituary page.)
