Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 2 • The Pinecone | June 2022 ON THE PINECONE COVER Father’s Day is the perfect occasion to express feelings of gratitude and thankfulness to every dad, both living and deceased. Though the day is celebrated with enthusiasm in present times, it wasn’t always that way. Father’s Day celebrations had a very modest beginning. In fact, the idea is said to have come from Sonora Dodd who while listening to a sermon on “Mother’s Day” in church, wondered why there wasn’t a special day to celebrate dad. So to pay tribute to her father, Sonora held the first Father’s Day celebration on the 19th of June 1910, on the birthday of her father. In 1913 a bill was officially introduced and the idea approved by President Woodrow Wilson three years later in 1916. In 1924 a National Father’s Day Committee was formed, however, it took Congress thirty years to give recognition to Father’s Day; and another 16 years passed before President Richard Nixon established the third Sunday of June, as a permanent observance day. Celebrating Our Fathers at Kirby Pines Michael Escamilla, Executive Director, Kirby Pines It's Classic Car 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 Laura Cornwell 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 Huston 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 June is here, and after a successful Mother's Day Cookout, it is now time to celebrate our dads. Dads are unique to everybody. 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! There is a lot going on this month with the Travelers heading to Halls, TN to the Veteran's Museum on the 8th, then Backermann's on the 27th. Carnival Memphis will be here on the 9th and Peach World Farmer's Market will be back weekly starting on the 15th. We will raise awareness for Alzheimer's on the Longest Day, June 21st, with daytime activities and a Beach Boys dance that evening. There is a special treat on the 24th with the new Kirby Therefore, in recognition of all fathers throughout the world please enjoy the word of Nicolas Gordon: Fathers are forever. Even death, Although a distancing, does not divide The child from a parent, nor does time, However long, nor space, however wide, Enduring beyond silence, beyond breath, Resonant where hours cease to chime, Some yearning inconsolable abide. Theatre group presenting The Sound of Music and much more throughout June. Our front cover features Ken Lewis, who turns 100 in July, with his daughter Jane. They helping promote our 3rd Annual Father's Day Classic Car show on June 18th. This event is becoming more popular each year with food, fun and music to celebrate dad. On the back, Chuck Williams shows off his "street car", which will be shown alongside 50 or more other cars lined up on the grounds of Kirby Pines. We hope you make it out and celebrate our dads! Lyle Hendrix & Mark Maxwell check out some of the cars appearing on the 18th