Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

ON THE PINECONE COVER After our wonderful “Lighting of the Lake” ceremony, I was asked several times if the prayer said that evening was an original and if residents and guests could have a copy. So, I thought this month’s Pinecone was a great way to make it available to all. The prayer was a collaboration of Stephanie and myself, although she said she did not recognize anything that I recited. I hope the prayer is enjoyable and meaningful to you. Gracious & Almighty God. We gather before you today here at Kirby Pines with our hearts full of gratitude and joy. You are the creator of our earthly home and the keeper of our eternal one. We thank you for the gift of life here at Kirby Pines. We thank you for family and friends, for daily bread, for work and rest, for laughter and tears, and for the many blessings that make Kirby Pines a place of beauty and belonging. These moments remind us that even here, we are never far from your presence. Yet we also lift our eyes towards the promise of heaven, our everlasting home with you. In that place, there will be no sorrow, no parting, Blessings Are Abundant Many Reasons to Celebrate at Kirby Pines BOARD OF DIRECTORS Dr. James Latimer, Chairman Mr. Rudy Herzke, President 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 Michael Kelly Vice President of Finance, RCA KIRBY PINES STAFF Michael Brown Executive Director, Kirby Pines Mike Abutineh, M.D. Medical Director Anna Bradford Healthcare Administrator Ann Marie Bishop Director of Accounting Tania Fuqua Director of Caring In Place Harold Morris Director of Culinary Frank Hunter Director of Environmental Services Mike Rayder Director of Grounds & Landscaping Trudy Schenkenberger Director of Human Resources Chuck Neeley Director of Maintenance Rhonda Nelson Director of Nursing Kayla Holland Director of Resident Programs 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 and no fear, but only joy unending. May the hope of that future guide our steps, comfort our hearts, and strengthen us for every season. Teach us Lord, to live with joy in both dwellings, in the home you have entrusted us here at Kirby Pines, where we serve and love one another and, in the home, you are preparing above, where we will rejoice in your glory forever. Bless this gathering. Bless each person here and let your peace dwell richly in our hearts and our home at Kirby Pines until we are fully at home with you. AMEN. Michael J. Brown, Jr. Executive Director, Kirby Pines at Kirby Pines October is a special time of year at Kirby Pines, the grounds are painted with color and the cooler temperatures allow for getting outside and staying active. After all, who doesn't love sweater weather? This month we have a lot of opportunities to get out, starting with the Travelers trip to the Zoo on the 1st and the Bartlett Fall Fest & Car Show on the 4th. There are several plays off campus, Murders of 1940 on the 15th, Much Ado About Nothing on the 22nd, Frankenstein on the 26th and fans of Downton Abbey can see the grand finale on the 13th at the movie theater. We head back to the Calvary Rescue Mission for lunch on the 7th and to get in the Halloween spirit, take the Elmwood Cemetery "Souls of the City" tour on the 17th. A bit closer to home, Recipe Wednesday is back on the 8th and we are having a fall dance featuring The Memphis Knights on the 14th. On Halloween, the 31st, we will hold our Pumpkin & Costume Contest, so get those creative juices flowing. And finally, October is Alzheimer's Awareness Month, so we will be having a Bake Sale on the 24th and our Annual Walk on the 30th. We know this disease and finding a cure is important to so many of us to support. • 2 • The Pinecone | October 2025 Leon Sanderson, Carol Morse & Janet Reeves inmidtownMemphis. As previously mentioned, October is the perfect time to get off campus and enjoy our cities offerings and for our covers we did just that. Our front cover features Carol Morse, a member of the Book Baggers, checking out Memphis' oldest book store for National Book Shop Day, which is on the 4th. That same day, is National Taco Day, which leads us to our back cover, where Janet Reeves and Leon Sanderson enjoy lunch at Maciel's Tacos & Tortas. You can try them out after the Zoo on the 1st, or enjoy Taco Day in the dining room the 4th!