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The Pinecone
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September 2015 • 3 •
welcome to
3535 Kirby Road • Memphis, TN 38115
Mary Bragorgos comes to us
from her previous residence in
Cordova, TN. Married for 42
years to Nicholas Bragorgos,
their family consists of 4
children and 10 grandchildren.
Nicholas passed away in 1998.
She graduated in 1969 from
the St. Joseph Hospital School
of Nursing and worked as a
Registered Nurse at Baptist
Hospital for 29 years, retiring
as a Charge Nurse.
She and her husband traveled
to Europe, Asia, Mexico, and
the Middle East. Another
trip to Israel, especially to
Jerusalem, is on Mary’s wish
list. In addition to historical
events in Jerusalem, she recalls
it as a beautiful place with
wonderful people and good
shopping. Mary recalls riding
a camel as her most interesting
thing she has experienced. Her
music preference is Country
and Western. She is rightly
proud
of
simultaneously
raising 4 boys while working
as a registered nurse and
wife of a traveling salesman.
Skills in multi-tasking made
it all happen without undue
“trauma’.
She is looking forward to
making new friends and finding
an outlet for her talents and
interests. Get to know Mary
Bragorgos and welcome her to
our residential community.
Mary Bragorgos
When Elizabeth (Liz) Collier
graduated from Middleton,
TN High School, she moved
to Memphis to go to Business
School. She never made it.
Going on job interviews with
a friend, Liz was offered a job
– she quickly accepted. Leav-
ing this first job after 8 years,
Liz joined the Rodney Baber
Printing and Direct Mail Com-
pany as a clerk-typist. When
she retired from Baber after
33 years, her title was Vice
President, Office Manager and
Personnel Manager. In 1972
she received the Distinguished
Sales Award, from Sales and
Marketing of Memphis.
Liz met her future husband,
Lee, when he began coming
to her basketball games. They
were married for 24 years,
have twin daughters and 4
grandchildren. Lee took early
retirement from International
Harvester due to declining
health, and passed away in
1976.
Liz is a fan of almost all
sports, but her favorite is bas-
ketball. She’s an ardent fan of
the Memphis Tigers and the
Grizzlies. In 1983, Liz was
awarded the Amateur Sports
Association Hall of Fame for
Basketball.
Kirby Pines includes a fair
number of sports fans, so Liz,
you made a good choice in
joining us. Welcome!
Elizabeth Collier
Helen Gaines brings an exten-
sive portfolio of experience
in the transportation industry,
awards, professional asso-
ciations, education, volunteer
work, and 15 years experience
with FEDEX EXPRESS, Inc.
Retiring from FedEx Express
in 2003, Helen’s title was Se-
nior Administrative Assistant,
Global Operations Control.
She has served as Committee
Chair of the National Secretar-
ies Association, Vice President
of Delta Nu Alpha, Transpor-
tation Fraternity, President of
the Women’s Traffic Club of
Memphis and Representative
for the Traffic Clubs Interna-
tional, Educational Congress.
She studied Business, Psychol-
ogy, and Art Studies at Univer-
sity of Memphis and Traffic
and Transportation Manage-
ment, at Chicago University of
Transportation.
Her volunteer work includes
being a Court Appointed Ad-
vocate for Abused Children, a
MICA Program Ombudsman,
as Advocate for nursing and
assisted care home residents
and much more.
Get to know Helen Gaines and
welcome her to our commu-
nity. With all of her talents, she
can be a strong contributor to
Kirby Pines on-going efforts
to make a difference – for all
of our residents, and overall
brightening the public areas
for residents and visitors alike.
Helen Gaines
Carolyn Wlliford comes to us
from her previous residence in
Germantown, TN. She and her
husband, Hal, were married 59
years. Their family consists
of 1 son, 2 grandchildren and
a great grandson expected in
November. Hal passed away
in 2012. Carolyn was a Service
Representative for South Cen-
tral Bell for 10 years; she also
was a Medical Transcriber at
Baptist Hospital for 7 years.
Carolyn was a member of the
English Meadows Garden
Club and Board Member of
the English Meadows Neigh-
borhood Association. Hobbies
and interest include gardening,
golf, and line dancing. Music
preferences include 50’s and
60’s popular music and more
recent Country music. She and
Hal celebrated their 50th wed-
ding anniversary in Hawaii;
they also traveled to Acapulco,
Mexico. Charleston, South
Carolina is the one place Caro-
lyn would like to visit, touring
the old homes in that area.
Kirby Pines offers many av-
enues by which Carolyn will
meet new friends and satisfy
her interest in gardening and
line dancing. Adjustments to a
new environment take time be-
cause settling in is a slow but
steady process – we’ve all been
there. Carolyn, your choice of
joining us was a good one and
we welcome you home!
Carolyn Williford
All New Resident bios are written by Kirby resident, Jacqueline Besteman