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April 2015 • 3 •
New resident, Iris Emery, joins us from
her previous residence in Jackson,
TN. She and her husband, William
(Bill) were married 52 years. Before he
passed away in 2011, Bill was retired
military, serving in the Marine Corps
as a Master Gunnery Sergeant. Their
family consists of a son and a daughter
plus 2 granddaughters both of whom,
she tells us, are beautiful and brilliant.
Iris graduated from theUTChattanooga/
Erlanger Hospital in 1956, spending the
next 47 years as a Registered Nurse.
Her final position before retirement
was Director of Quality Assurance at
Entendicare Home Health Agency,
which she and Bill owned.
Iris’ interests include travel, citing Ellis
Island as one of the most interesting
and fantastic places she visited. Other
interests include theater (especially,
Broadway plays), reading, yoga, and
socializing. While living in Jackson,
Iris belonged to the Jackson Book Club;
she volunteered at the Kirkland Cancer
Center, and for Hospice Care. She has
joined the Kirby Pines Book Club. She
sees herself as a very positive, giving
person who hopes to be remembered
as one who valued her friends and
acquaintances in all of the places that
she has lived and worked.
Defining life in a retirement community
as a sedentary existence is not what
Iris is “all about”. Our community
welcomes her with open arms.
welcome to
3535 Kirby Road • Memphis, TN 38115
Iris Emery
Janice Collier
A native Memphian, Janice comes to
Kirby Pines from her previous home
in Bartlett. For 14 years she was an
insurance clerk at the Golden Security
Life Insurance Company. She also was
employed for 14 years as a teacher at
the Kindercare Learning Center.
Her interests include listening to music
and watching NASCAR on TV. She’s
an avid basketball fan, watching the
University of Memphis Tigers, the
Grizzlies, and the Tennessee Vols.
Music favorites include old songs,
country, and soft ballads. She’s a fan
of Elvis Presley and NASCAR driver,
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. She counts her visit
to Graceland and touring the Lisa Marie
airplane as one of her most interesting
experiences, as was visiting California
to tour Disneyland and San Diego.
Hawaii is the one place she would like
to visit.
Favored times include shopping with
family and friends, and family get-
togethers and outings.
We are pleased that Janice has selected
our retirement community, and we wish
her many good years of living at Kirby
Pines and participating in volunteer
opportunities. Welcome, Janice.
Linda Eason
KirbyPineswelcomesLindaEason from
her previous home in Germantown. She
and her husband, Leslie, were married
41 years and have 4 children and 6
grandchildren. Leslie was a physician
who graduated from University of
Tennessee. After a stint in the U.S. Air
Force, he practiced medicine in Paris,
TN. Leslie passed away in 1997.
Linda graduated with a BS in Nursing
from the University of Tennessee
College of Nursing. Her career as
a Public Health Nurse was with the
Memphis and Shelby County Public
Health Department. Her interests
include theMemphis Tigers football and
basketball teams, movies, and music
such as classical, Southern gospel, and
religious hymns. Favorite memories
are the times she and her husband took
their motor home to the Tigers’ games
to tailgate with friends.
In addition to foreign travel to London,
Paris, Rome, Vienna and Budapest,
other places visited include New York
City, Chicago, and the West Coast.
Linda values the fellowship available
to her in Community Bible Study,
Truth Seeker Fellowship, and regular
attendance at her church.
Let’s give Linda a warm welcome to
the Kirby Pines Residential Community
Fellowship. She will easily find her
niche with like-minded residents,
and has much to offer our volunteer
outreach efforts.
All New Resident bios are
written by Jacqueline Besteman,
Kirby Pines Resident