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• 2 • The Pinecone | June 2016
ON THE PINECONE COVER
It was more than ninety years ago that
citizens of Spokane, Washington first
recognized the third Sunday in June
as Father’s Day. In fact, it was June
19, 1910, that the mayor of Spokane
proclaimed it so. President Calvin
Coolidge publicly supported the
idea in 1924, but Father’s Day was
not presidentially proclaimed until
1966, and the third Sunday in June
was not assured as the official day of
recognition, until 1972. This is certainly
a different set of events when compared
to Mother’s Day, which was legislated
by congress in 1914. Regardless of why
it took so long for the United States of
America to formally recognize a day
to honor our fathers, as a nation we
have been doing so from our inception,
beginning with George Washington, the
father of our nation.
It is easy to understand why George
Washington was given this recognition,
and why we hold him in such high
esteem. He was after all, the person
elected to lead individuals to develop a
great country. His traits of leadership,
fairness, and honesty are recorded in
stories we eagerly translate into history.
Celebrating Our Fathers
a t K i r b y P i n e s
Moreover, even though some of these
stories have never been proven factual,
we still hold on to them because they
teach us to be better individuals.
When we break down these “historical
stories”, what we have left is genuine
care, concern and a dream that a young
nation might grow to be better and even
greater. This is the same dream I believe
all fathers have for their children, I
know it is the dream my father had
for his children, and a goal I try to
achieve each day. In fact, even when
I discovered some of his lessons were
simply “stories”, his traits of leadership,
fairness and honesty remain as true to
me as do George Washington’s. So,
to all our fathers, I wish a blessed and
Happy Father’s Day.
Michael
Escamilla,
Executive
Director,
Kirby Pines
Mother’s Day is always the biggest event
of the year at Kirby Pines, but we realize
that without our fabulous fathers, there
would be no reason for such a celebration.
Dads are unique to every child. They
can be strong, understanding, adaptable,
dedicated, honest and proud. They are
who you look up to and who you go to for
worldly advice. They teach independence
and courage and are often our protectors
and providers. But most of all dads are the
men who make us unique, too. So to all
our dads, We Thank You!
The front cover features our own Art
Sandvig, with his son, Scott. On the back
is resident, Jim Smith with his grandsons,
Mason and Grayson, doing a little fishing
on the lake here at Kirby, and boy were
they reeling them in! A big thanks goes
out to these fathers and their families for
helping us out for this month’s issue.
Kirby Pines Pays Tribute To Our Wonderful Fathers
Pictured are residents Jim and G.A.
Smith with their daughter and
son-in-law, Kim and Matt Monaco
with their boys Grayson and Mason.
Kirby Pines Retirement Community
is managed by:
BOARD OF D I R ECTOR S
Dr. James Latimer, Chairman
Mr. Rudy Herzke, President
Mr. Berry Terry, Secretary/Treasurer
Mr. Larry Braughton Rev. Richard Coons
Mr. Jim Ethridge Dr. Fred Grogan
Ms. Mary Ann Hodges
Mr. Boyd Rhodes, Jr.
RCA S TA F F
Charlie Trammell
President, RCA
Michélle Trammell-Vincent
Senior Vice President, RCA
Mack Williamson
Vice President of Operations, RCA
Tim Cox
Vice President of Finance, RCA
David Moreland
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
K I RBY P I NE S S TA F F
Michael Escamilla
Executive Director, Kirby Pines
Annette Marlar
Director of Medical Services and HR
Mike Abutineh, M.D.
Medical Director
Linda Huston
Director of Accounting
Don Johnson
Chaplain
Cheryl Grimes
Life Enhancement Coordinator
Daniel Longstreth
Director of Environmental Services
Chuck Neeley
Director of Maintenance
Mark Simpson
Director of Dining Services
Mike Rayder
Director of Grounds & Landscaping
Calvin Sims
Director of Security
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