Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

The Pinecone | May 2023 • 3 • New Resident Bios written by resident, Peggy Reynolds Gatlin Get to know Kirby Pines' Patricia (Pat) Simmons was born in Dewitt, Arkansas, but moves to Kirby Pines from her home in Memphis. Pat attended University of Memphis for a year, and continued her education for two more years at a school for court reporting. She became a Certified Court Reporter in 1976 and worked for the State of Tennessee Judicial Department. She was the official court reporter in the criminal court department at 201 Poplar for 34 years. Pat enjoys dancing, and is a fan of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly movies. She likes to dance to stay healthy and also likes exercise classes. Her favorite authors are Danielle Steel, John Grisham and James Patterson. Her favorite music is from Elvis, Rod Stewart and Big Bands of the 40s-60s. She also collects roosters and jewelry. She has traveled toEurope, PuertoRico, theCaribbean, but her favorite was her first trip to Hawaii in 1960. She also has fond memories of summer trips to her grandparents. She hopes her friends would describe her as friendly, and she is proud to have given her mother the best life of enjoyment and making her life special. Let's make sure to welcome Pat to her new home and community. If you see her in the hallways, introduce yourself with a big Kirby hello. We hope she finds plenty of our activities will fit into her new life. Patricia Simmons Graeme & Anne Gee Graeme and Anne Gee come to Kirby Pines from their home in Brevard, North Carolina. Graeme was born in Bristol, England and Anne in Glasgow, Scotland. They have been married 33 years, have four children and five grandchildren. Graeme graduated from University of Reading in the United Kingdom in 1971. Anne graduated from Oakville University in Ontario, Canada in 1965. He worked for United States Gypsum for 31 years as a business development manager. She went on to work in real estate sales. Graeme is an automobile enthusiast. He even built a race car and raced in the Chicago Sports Car Club. He also enjoys technology, F1 Racing, anything mechanical. Anne enjoys reading and playing boccee. They both enjoy a game of cards and international travel. They have traveled all over the world, including RV travel throughout the United States and Canada. To stay active Graeme likes to walk, which he will be able to do on our beautiful 60 acre campus. Welcome to Kirby Pines, Graeme and Anne! We hope you find new friends and activities to start enjoying right away. Our friendly community makes it easy to accomplish both very quickly. NEW RESIDENTS