Retired Enfield Businessman Fulfills a Dream at Fenway

Enfield, CT - Bill Squires, a retired Enfield businessman who has sung at over 280 events on the East Coast, fulfilled a lifelong dream by singing "God Bless America" at Fenway Park on Father's Day.

Squires performed on the field during the seventh-inning stretch of a game between the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners.

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"I had been sending resumes with CDs and video links to the Red Sox for quite a few years, even though I knew my chances of being selected were nearly non-existent," said Squires, former president of Esquire Gas Products. "On Tuesday, June 7, I was singing the national anthem at the Pittsfield (MA) Suns baseball game before nearly 3,000 screaming kids. When I returned to my seat and looked at my phone, one email stood out. When I opened it, it was from the director of entertainment of the Red Sox, asking me if I wanted to sing "God Bless America" at the Father's Day game. When I read the email, I started crying, knowing that I was going to fulfill a dream."

Squires has sung "The Star Spangled Banner," "O Canada" and "God Bless America" at numerous venues, including TD Garden in Boston; Gillette Stadium; Mohegan Sun Arena; Amway Center in Orlando; Florida spring training games for the Washington Nationals, Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers; and numerous college and minor league teams. In addition, as past president of the Enfield Rotary Club, he has sung the national anthem for the Enfield Rotary Cinco K Mayo road race and the Enfield Rotary Classic girls' high school basketball tournament.

"Stepping on the field to perform a sound check two days beforehand, and then singing on the field before family and friends, a crowd of over 37,000 fans and a Seattle TV audience, was exciting, exhilarating, and a little nerve-wracking," Squires said. "It was so much fun."

Photo courtesy of Bill Squires