Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

The Pinecone | December 2018 • 3 • welcome to 3535 Kirby Road • Memphis, TN 38115 All new resident bios are written by Peggy Reynolds Gatlin, Kirby Pines Resident Karen Freeman recently moved to Kirby Pines from the Central Gardens area of Memphis. Originally from Texas, Karen and her late husband of 56 years Timothy, made their home in Memphis. They had a son, Chris, and Karen is also the proud grandmother of Savannah, her 14 year old granddaughter. Karen earned her undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Memphis and later her Masters from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology at Palo Alto, California. She was in private practice in the transpersonal psychotherapy field as a Psychosynthesist at the Life Patterning Center of Memphis. In 1989, The University of Memphis awarded Karen the Special Project Award for her study of “The Synthesis of East and West Philosophies.” Karen and Timothy enjoyed traveling together throughout most of North America including Canada. She enjoys collecting good books, especially biographies and classic movies. Her friends describe Karen as social and a fun person with a serious side. Receiving her graduate degree and joys of her family are Karen’s proudest accomplishments. She was also instrumental in the rewriting of the docent manual for the Fontaine House here in Memphis. You’ll want to get to know this very special new resident. She has many varied interests and will be an outstanding asset to our world here at Kirby Pines. Give her a warm welcome, she is very thankful she chose Kirby for this new chapter in her life with her new found friends. Ka r en F r eeman J ean Fo r t une One of our newest residents, Jean Fortune, moved to Kirby Pines from Collierville, Tennessee. She and her late husband, Wain, had a son, Phil. Raising her son is her proudest accomplishment and he has brought much joy to her life. Jean was an insurance underwriter for Holiday Inns for 15 years. For enjoyment, Jean plays bridge and canasta. She is also a fan of country music and her favorite holiday is Christmas. She should enjoy Kirby Pines’ many Christmas festivities, this being her first Christmas at Kirby. Also, she is a University of Memphis football and basketball fan. She’ll find many U of M fans here to share the excitement of their sporting events. Traveling to China was her favorite trip but she also experienced many trips to other parts of the world. On her many trips, she collected rocks as memories and keepsakes. We are happy to have Jean as a new resident at Kirby Pines. Give her a warm welcome and be sure to involve her in the many Life Enhancement activities we have here at Kirby Pines Retirement Community. 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! Visit Our Website at www.kirbypines.com Like us on Facebook by searching Kirby Pines!