Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 2 • The Pinecone | September 2019 ON THE PINECONE COVER The month of September is significant to many people for many different reasons. September marks the beginning of the school year, so for many of our retired teachers living here at Kirby Pines, it is a time to reflect back on the years of service they gave to so many students. For others, September signifies the end of summer and the last national holiday (Labor Day) until Thanksgiving. September is filled with individual birthdays, wedding and move-in anniversaries into Kirby Pines Estates. September for Kirby Pines is significant because it is the month we celebrate our anniversary. Thirty-six years of service to older adults is truly a feat that could not have happened without the support of residents and their families, employees and our Board of Directors. These four groups make up the team that allows Kirby Pines to rank among the largest and more successful life care retirement communities in the country. To Celebrating September a t K i r b y P i n e s Michael Escamilla, Executive Director, Kirby Pines Kirby Pines Is Ready For Some Football Kirby Pines Retirement Community is managed by: BOARD OF D I R ECTOR S Dr. James Latimer, Chairman Mr. Rudy Herzke, President Mr. Berry Terry, Secretary/Treasurer Mr. Larry Braughton Rev. Richard Coons Mr. Jim Ethridge Dr. Fred Grogan Ms. Linda Harrington Ms. Mary Ann Hodges Mr. Rusty Linkous Mr. Boyd Rhodes, Jr. RCA S TA F F Charlie Trammell President, RCA Michélle Vincent Senior Vice President, RCA Tim Cox Senior Vice President of Finance, RCA Laura Cornwell Vice President of Finance, RCA Beth Houk Director of Sales & Marketing K I RBY P I NE S S TA F F Michael Escamilla Executive Director, Kirby Pines Annette Marlar Director of Medical Services and HR Mike Abutineh, M.D. Medical Director Erin Geiser Director of Culinary Services Linda Huston Director of Accounting Don Johnson Chaplain Cheryl Moore Director of Life Enhancement Chuck Neeley Director of Maintenance Mike Rayder Director of Grounds & Landscaping Jada Mullins Director of Environmental Services Calvin Sims Director of Security Alisa Stokes Director of Transportation 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 September is always special at Kirby Pines. It is the month we celebrate our anniversary as a community. We come together to remember those before us during our Annual Lighting of the Lake ceremony and we enjoy the changing of the weather and our beautiful campus. It is also a time to to prepare for the upcoming holiday season. Join our Walk with Ease program, beginning the 17th with our Oasis Coordinator, Mary Hand. Head to our Medical Clinic for your annual Flu Shot on the 26th and 27th. Exercise your right to vote early in the City of Memphis' Municipal Election on the 16th and 17th. Another thing that makes September special is the start of the college football season. Kirby Pines residents are from all over the country, with a majority from Memphis, who love their University. Therefore, our front cover features Rhetta and Bill Watkins playing around at The Liberty Bowl, Home of the Memphis Tigers. For the back, we asked "Who You Rootin' For?" and ended up with a crowd! Our fans are from Florida: Carolyn Lifland; UT: Jim & Lois Dazey, Sylvia Statham, John & JoAnn Ginn; Memphis: Marilyn Wray, Faye Betts, Liz Collier, Alice Wherry, Marilyn McCormick, Sheryl Maxwell, Peggy Gatlin, Pat Cavender, Mark Maxwell, ShirleyAnderson, Alma Crone, celebrate this thirty-sixth anniversary, muchwork and effort will be put into this year’s Lighting of the Lake ceremony. Each year a theme and color is selected, and this year the theme is Path, and the color is Turmeric. So make your plans now to join us for this celebration on Saturday, September 14th for the food and company that follows the event, and most importantly for the start of another great year at Kirby Pines Estates. GeneWainscott andRhetta&BillWatkins; Ole Miss: Jean Mauney; Alabama: Berry & Betty Terry, Mal Mauney and George Courington; Mississippi State: David Spell and Charlie Gatlin. We hope all of your teams do well and thank you for showing off your team spirit! Rhetta Watkins pulls a fast one on her husband, Bill, just like Lucy pulling the football away from Charlie Brown