Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

ON THE PINECONE COVER May means one thing at Kirby Pines…… Mother’s Day Weekend!! Mother’s Day is our biggest extravaganza of the year! What other Senior Living Community open their gates to 1,000 of their closet family and friends to share a wonderful old fashion cookout for all ages. Mother’s Day is such a fun day to be here at Kirby Pines. Everything from great food, games, and petting zoo to face painting. Kids of all ages will have the time of their lives. For me, the fun is meeting so many families who have made this tradition. What a great way to begin our summer. And just when you think it cannot get better, we wrap the weekend up with the most amazing Mother’s Day Brunch in Memphis! Get your reservations in early because space is limited and it is a great value. Celebrating All Of Our Moms I want to now take a moment to speak to all of those adult children who put their trust in us to care for your mother’s. Thank you! It is an honor and a privilege. Your loved ones are an extension of our families. It brings to light what makes Kirby so unique. The staff do amazing things out of love and joy for all our residents, and the residents return that genuine love. It is truly something to behold. Come Share the Love! We will see you there. at Kirby Pines Kirby Pines in May is always the month we look forward to. The spring weather makes our 60-acre campus come alive with color just in time for our annual Mother’s Day Cookout! Our Mother’s Day celebration is an event like no other, bringing families, friends and employees together to honor our moms. Please join us, Saturday, May 9th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm on the grounds of Kirby Pines. There is something to do for everybody, young and old, sharing in food, fun and an overall good time. We have loads of other things to do this month, starting with the Kentucky Derby in the Theater on the 2nd. The Travelers are going to Calvary Rescue Mission the 5th, the Germantown Symphony Orchestra the 16th, Rock n’ Soul Museum the 18th, see the Memphis Wind Symphony on the 20th, head to the Women’s Exchange the 21st and take a cruise on the Mississippi on a river boat the 29th. We are celebrating National Day of Prayer the 7th with a breakfast and that afternoon we have a Resident Association Meeting in the PAC. Mother’s Day Brunch is the 10th and Lunch Bunch goes back to the Beauty Shop the 12th. Birthday Brunch is the 17th, we have an Art Opening the 22nd and we are having a Memorial Day Social on the 25th to round things out. • 2 • The Pinecone | May 2026 The Childress family in 2013. Allen, his 3 sons, LuEllen & Bruce and her Mom, resident Sue Bailey. It’s Time for Our Mother’s Day Cookout! Our front cover features new residents, LuEllen Childress and her son, Allen. They, along with Bruce - LuEllen’s husband and Allen’s father - have recently moved to Kirby Pines. The Childress’ have been coming to our Mother’s Day gathering for many years to visit LuEllen’s mom, resident Sue Bailey (see photo below). It is such a beautiful thing to see generations joining the Kirby Pines family. Our back cover is a shout out to all of our “Fur Mom’s”. It takes a special person to care for our four-legged friends and Ginger Blount is one of those rare breeds. Ginger and her cat, Winnie, enjoy sitting on their balcony together. She and her husband, John, have a second shy cat named Charlie. Happy Mother’s Day to all of our incredible moms! BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dr. James Latimer, Chairman Mr. Rudy Herzke, President Mr. Larry Braughton Mr. Bob Dalhoff Mr. Jim Ethridge Ms. Linda Harrington Ms. Mary Ann Hodges Mr. Rusty Linkous Mr. Brian Lowery RCA STAFF Charlie Trammell President, RCA Michélle Vincent Executive Vice President, RCA Tim Cox Senior Vice President of Finance, RCA Michael Kelly Vice President of Finance, RCA KIRBY PINES STAFF Michael Brown Executive Director, Kirby Pines Mike Abutineh, M.D. Medical Director Deniece Caldwell Healthcare Administrator Ann Marie Bishop Director of Accounting Harold Morris Director of Culinary Mike Rayder Director of Grounds & Landscaping Kayla Holland Director of Hospitality & Life Enhancement Trudy Schenkenberger Director of Human Resources Chuck Neeley Director of Maintenance Kasey McGarity Director of Nursing 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 Michael, Stephanie & Joshua