Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

The Pinecone | August 2018 • 3 • Are you or a family member ready to enjoy the Kirby Pines difference in retirement living? Call a Kirby Pines Senior Living Advisor at 901.369.7340 and join our family today! welcome to 3535 Kirby Road • Memphis, TN 38115 All new resident bios are written by Peggy Reynolds Gatlin, Kirby Pines Resident This month we are introducing a lady to you who you’ll want to welcome to our retirement community. As you get to know her you’ll find many reasons to enjoy her friend- ship. Laura is moving to Kirby Pines from her former home in Memphis. She moved to Memphis in 1951 after graduat- ing from Berry College in Georgia. She graduated with a B.S. in chemistry and went to work for Proctor and Gamble in Memphis as a chemist. While working in the lab at Proc- tor and Gamble she was instrumental in the development of a new product, the disposable diaper. Her name is on the patent for this product. After working at Proctor and Gam- ble for 10 years, she left a career she loved to go into the food industry. She worked for Food Services, Inc. for 26 years. Laura may look familiar to Kirby residents since she catered many dinners and receptions at different venues in Memphis. Laura was married to her late husband, Jack for 45 years. They had two children, Jonathan and Evie. Now, Laura is a proud grandmother of four grandchildren and four great grands. Being raised as an only child, she is certainly enjoy- ing life with her larger extended family. In her leisure time, Laura enjoys playing Bridge, reading (John Grisham), and watching sports especially the Tigers and the Grizzlies. Laura has done a lot of traveling, she and her late husband took trips to China, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany and Austria. Her latest traveling adventures were in the U.S.A. and Canada. She and a close friend have trav- eled in an R.V. throughout North America. You must make it a point to find Laura and give her a warm welcome to our beautiful retirement community here at Kir- by Pines. You’ll find her very interesting with many adven- tures to share with you as you tell her of the many opportu- nities she will have to enhance her life here at Kirby Pines. Lau r a Edwa r ds Beve r l y & R i cha r d Co l d i t z It is Carrolton, Georgia’s loss and Kirby Pines Retirement Community’s gain that Richard and Beverly Colditz chose Kirby for their new home. He is a retired doctor and she retired as a nurse. Richard went to The University of Ten- nessee and received his degrees from Emory University. He was a physician for 44 years before retiring. Beverly received her B.S.N. from The University of Alabama and her M.N. from Emory University. Richard and Beverly have been married for 52 years and have three children and four grandchildren. Since their re- tirement and moving to Memphis, they are enjoying spend- ing more time with all of them. Richard was a Captain in the Air Force and was stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana. In Georgia, Richard was very active in leadership roles in the medical field. He was in the Medical Honor Society, President of Georgia’s OBGYN Society, Chief of Staff of Tanner Medical and member of the Board. Richard and Beverly like to play golf, read, and cook. Rich- ard likes to garden and Beverly enjoys needlework. They stay active walking their dog. If you happen to see this wonderful couple in the dining room or at one of our many events, make sure to give them a big Kirby welcome so they will feel right at home.