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August 2015
Beve r l y Rob i n son
Congratulations
emp l o y ee o f t h e mon t h
Beverly is very good at interacting with the residents and anticipating resident’s needs,
she has the unique ability to get along with all of her coworkers and make them better
servers. Beverly is an outstanding example of a Kirby Pines team member.
-Victor Hamilton, Dining Room Manager
Here’s Your Opportunity
To Get To Know Kirby Pines!
August 6th
“Life Care Seminar
and Campus Tour”
complimentary lunch
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
August 11th
Birthday Night with
Alex Ortega and DARE
dinner from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
entertainment begins 6:30 pm
August 13th
The 7 Things Every Senior Must
Know About Estate Planning
and Long-Term Care
informational seminar
10:30 am - 11:30 am
complimentary lunch to follow
August 18th
Dance with The Jim Mahannah Band
Ballroom Dance performance by
John and Kathy Linn
begins at 6:30 pm
August 26th
Kirby Pines
Carousel of Shoppes
a day of shopping and fun
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
For more information on these
events, please call 901-369-7340
UPCOMING
MARKETING EVENTS
If you, a friend or a family member
are interested in learning more
about Kirby Pines, join us!
Remembering
Elvis Presley
Joyce Read, George Courington and
Peggy Hogan in the trophy room
Alma Crone and Anita Deckelman
surrounded by jumpsuits
Lou Moore in the hall of gold
Elvis has touched people in one way or another
worldwide, so when we asked our residents to
share their memories, we were overwhelmed at
the response.
Shirley Anderson met him when living at Lau-
derdale Courts and Warren Grant was his youth
minister. Ann Bleven and Jane Holmgrain have
stories from when he lived on Audubon Drive.
Both Jane Tomlinson and Joan Dodson nearly
crashed into him with their car. Pat Caven-
der saw him at a stoplight on his motorcycle.
Sydney Wagner remembered hearing him on
WHBQ, Becky Leatherwood remembers his
gospel music and Ella Fraticelli learned to jit-
terbug to “Don’t Be Cruel”. Meryl Stewart col-
lected his family’s insurance premiums. Billie
Arnold drove her grandmother by his house.
Jim & Betty Goldschmid drove by as well, and
saw him on his front steps. Gail Kommer has a
comb he used and Marilyn Wray has a signed
yearbook from Humes High School belonging
to her brother. Alma Crone saw him in Vegas
and has a scarf, Betty Phillips has one, too, and
even has a bottle with water she saved from a
cup he drank from! Anna Stewart met his moth-
er Gladys, while he slept in the back, when she
was a Welcome Wagon hostess. Naomi Gla-
zier met him at the Memphis Theater when she
was invited to join. Anita Deckelman went to
Humes and Elvis sat in with her husband’s band
from time to time. Peggy Hogan’s mother man-
aged a restaurant where Elvis played pinball.
Helen Billingsley told him about her volunteer
program and he made regular donations. JoAnn
Chapman got to treat him at the medical clinic
where she worked. Mildred Potts remembered,
as so many do, the day he left us. She was work-
ing at the Kentucky State Fair and the crowds
went silent in the large arena. It was August 16,
1977, the day we lost Elvis Aaron Presley, and
though he is gone forever, his memory lives on.