Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 2 • The Pinecone | April 2023 ON THE PINECONE COVER Happy Easter everyone! The community and grounds look so festive with all the blooming spring flowers and many Easter Lilies grow- ing in pots and gardens. As we prepare for this holiday, I asked a few employees to tell me about some of their special memories surrounding Easter. As you would imagine, many began by telling me a story that had to do with going to church with their family. Martha Fitzhugh, Resident Services Coordi- nator, showed me a picture of her in a dress her mother lovingly made for her at age three. You can tell in the photo that Martha is loving proud of not only the dress but of the fluffy white bunny purse she is holding. Calvin Sims, Director of Security, shared with me that his mother died when he was just four years old, and when Easter came around his brother and sister bought him a white suite to wear to church. Afterwards they took him on an Easter Egg hunt. To this day this is one of his happiest Easter mem- ories. Cherishing Easter Memories at Kirby Pines Christ is the Reason for the Season at Kirby Pines Kirby Pines Retirement LifeCare is managed by: BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dr. James Latimer, Chairman Mr. Rudy Herzke, President Mr. Berry Terry, Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Larry Braughton Mr. Jim Ethridge Ms. Linda Harrington Ms. Mary Ann Hodges Mr. Rusty Linkous Mr. Boyd Rhodes, Jr. RCA STAFF Charlie Trammell President, RCA Michélle Vincent Executive Vice President, RCA Tim Cox Senior Vice President of Finance, RCA Mike Kelly Vice President of Finance, RCA Stephanie Barrow Director of Sales & Marketing KIRBY PINES STAFF Michael Escamilla Executive Director, Kirby Pines Annette Marlar Director of Medical Services Mike Abutineh, M.D. Medical Director Anna Bradford Nursing Home/Assisted Living Administrator Trudy Schenkenberger Director of Human Resources Linda Strickland Director of Accounting Jada Mullins Director of Environmental Services Chuck Neeley Director of Maintenance Allison Nolan Resident Programs Director Mike Rayder Director of Grounds & Landscaping Mark Simpson Director of Culinary Services Calvin Sims Director of Security This magazine is produced by RCA 6465 N. Quail Hollow Rd., Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38120, 901-794-2598 Electronic version of The Pinecone is available at www.kirbypines.com April is upon us and we've already had our share of showers this spring, but things are blooming all around us. Our Photo Club this month was tasked with capturing just that - see page 21 for some of their beautiful pcitures! With the weather getting nicer, the Travelers are taking a Tulip Tour on the 5th and then heading down to Oxford, Mississippi on the 19th to explore this fabled southern town. Lunch Bunch is going to brunch at the new Sunrise Memphis on the 25th. And if you need to do some spring cleaning, gather your items to clear some space at our Spring Rummage Sale on the 27th. The big event, however, is the return of our Easter Egg Hunt down by Lake Latimer on the 8th. Make sure to invite the family and have some fun! With Easter falling on Sunday, April 9th, our front cover features Larry McKenzie outside the Eva Christie Trammell Chapel. Larry is a godly and humble man who lives to serve others and has done so throught his entire life. Our back cover was taken inside the Chapel with Sally Coleman and Suzanne Hufnagel. Sally has been scheduling our Thursday Vespers services Of course, not all memories involved a trip to church on Easter Sunday. I can recall the first time I received a choco- late bunny. It was huge, or so I thought and I didn’t know where to take the first bite. The ears, the feet, the nose? Although I don’t recall where I started, or how long it took me to devourer the bunny, I am reminded of it every day, as that photo of me, my sister and moth- er has been in my office these past 20 years. Happy Easter Everyone! Spring Is Here! Photo by Sylvia Statham and Suzanne recently conducted a several week long women's Bible study class. They are not only strong in faith, but are also good friends. Happy Easter, everyone. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” – John 11:25-26 Michael Escamilla, Executive Director, Kirby Pines Michael with his sister and mother on Easter